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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Jackson, KY

April 9, 20115 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2011, 1:44 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 31 min. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 9, 2011, 1:44 PM EDT (17:44 UTC)
Expired: Apr 9, 2011, 2:15 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Estill County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Powell County, KY, Wolfe County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 9, 1:47 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 50	Clay City, KY
Apr 9, 1:48 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Stanton, KY	UTILITY POLES SNAPPED OFF NEAR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Apr 9, 1:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Bowen, KY	POWER LINES DOWN.
Apr 9, 1:52 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Bowen, KY	SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURES DAMAGED. MANY ROADS BLOCKED BY TREES.
Apr 9, 2:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sw Mariba, KY	MULTIPLE TREES UPROOTED ON CORNER RIDGE ROAD
Apr 9, 2:00 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 Nw Red River Gorge, KY	STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED NEAR HIGHWAY 715 IN THE DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST. THE TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 715 AND ENTERED WOLFE COUNTY. MAX ESTIMATED WINDS 80 TO 85 MPH.
Apr 9, 2:04 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Pomeroyton, KY	ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A HOUSE ON HIZER HILL ROAD
Apr 9, 2:05 PM EDT	TORNADO	Ne Valeria, KY	STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 2027. ESTIMATED MAX WINDS 80 TO 85 MPH.
Apr 9, 2:05 PM EDT	TORNADO	Valeria, KY	STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 2027. ESTIMATED MAX WINDS 80 TO 85 MPH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 9, 12:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 171 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

642 
WFUS53 KJKL 091744
TORJKL
KYC065-165-173-197-237-091815-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0014.110409T1744Z-110409T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
144 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL ESTILL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  MENIFEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  POWELL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 215 PM EDT

* AT 139 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VIRDEN...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF STANTON...
  AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BEAN...JEFFERSONVILLE...ROSSLYN...LUCKY
  STOP...CAT CREEK...BOWEN...MEANS...CEDAR GROVES...LOMBARD...NADA...
  CORNWELL...SLADE...FAGAN...ROTHWELL...HAYSTACK...TABOR...KOOMER
  RIDGE CAMPGROUND AND RED RIVER GORGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3792 8347 3790 8350 3787 8350 3785 8347
      3777 8347 3781 8400 3794 8400 3794 8399
      3796 8399 3800 8347
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 269DEG 47KT 3789 8388

$$

ABE

2 follow-up statements

884 
WWUS53 KJKL 091800
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
200 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

KYC065-091811-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110409T1815Z/
ESTILL KY-
200 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL ESTILL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3792 8348 3790 8350 3786 8350 3785 8347
      3777 8347 3780 8384 3797 8382 3800 8347
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 269DEG 47KT 3788 8360

$$

KYC165-173-197-237-091815-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110409T1815Z/
MONTGOMERY KY-MENIFEE KY-POWELL KY-WOLFE KY-
200 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN WOLFE...
NORTHEASTERN POWELL...MENIFEE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES
UNTIL 215 PM EDT...

AT 156 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAYSTACK...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FRENCHBURG...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MARIBA...DENNISTON...CALABOOSE...POMEROYTON...SCRANTON...VALERIA...
  STOLL...WELLINGTON...GOSNEYVILLE...MAYTOWN AND BIG WOODS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3792 8348 3790 8350 3786 8350 3785 8347
      3777 8347 3780 8384 3797 8382 3800 8347
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 269DEG 47KT 3788 8360

$$

ABE

079 
WWUS53 KJKL 091815
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
215 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

KYC165-173-197-237-091825-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110409T1815Z/
MONTGOMERY KY-MENIFEE KY-POWELL KY-WOLFE KY-
215 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WOLFE...NORTHEASTERN
POWELL...MENIFEE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 3792 8348 3790 8350 3786 8350 3785 8347
      3777 8347 3780 8384 3797 8382 3800 8347
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 269DEG 47KT 3788 8362

$$

ABE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 8, 8:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Knott, Magoffin, Perry, Wolfe	25 min
Apr 8, 8:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan	41 min
Apr 8, 8:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Rowan	26 min
Apr 8, 9:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan	47 min
Apr 8, 9:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bath, Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 8, 9:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe	49 min
Apr 8, 9:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Martin	32 min
Apr 8, 9:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Pike	45 min
Apr 8, 9:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe	42 min
Apr 8, 9:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Lee, Montgomery, Powell, Wolfe	50 min
Apr 8, 9:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Magoffin, Morgan	31 min
Apr 8, 10:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Montgomery and 4 more	2 hr
Apr 8, 10:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin, Pike	63 min
Apr 8, 10:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Morgan and 1 more	45 min
Apr 8, 10:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe	42 min
Apr 8, 10:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Pike	2 hr
Apr 8, 11:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Wolfe	49 min
Apr 8, 11:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike	37 min
Apr 9, 12:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Knott, Perry	42 min
Apr 9, 12:48 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt	103 min
Apr 9, 11:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan	46 min
Apr 9, 12:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Rowan	39 min
Apr 9, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike	46 min
Apr 9, 1:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pulaski, Rockcastle	50 min
Apr 9, 1:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Lee, Menifee, Powell, Wolfe	42 min
Apr 9, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Pike	40 min
Apr 9, 1:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike	28 min
Apr 9, 1:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle	36 min
Apr 9, 1:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle	47 min
Apr 9, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Elliott, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Rowan	44 min
Apr 9, 2:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Elliott, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe	40 min
Apr 9, 2:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bath, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 2 more	4 hr
Apr 9, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and 1 more	40 min
Apr 9, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle	37 min
Apr 9, 2:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan	33 min
Apr 9, 2:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski	44 min
Apr 9, 2:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley	43 min
Apr 9, 2:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley	24 min
Apr 9, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lee and 6 more	47 min
Apr 9, 2:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 1 more	32 min
Apr 9, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Leslie, Owsley, Perry	29 min
Apr 9, 3:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Pike	4 hr
Apr 9, 3:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Whitley	50 min
Apr 9, 3:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin and 3 more	109 min
Apr 9, 3:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin and 3 more	46 min
Apr 9, 3:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry, Pike	39 min
Apr 9, 3:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry	34 min
Apr 9, 3:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Floyd, Pike	45 min
Apr 9, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan	18 min
Apr 9, 4:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt	3 hr
Apr 9, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Leslie	47 min
Apr 9, 5:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher and 3 more	2 hr
Apr 9, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry	35 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.