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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Jackson, KY

April 9, 2011Laurel County, Pulaski County, Rockcastle County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2011, 1:54 PM EDT for Laurel County, Pulaski County, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was in force for 36 min. 4 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, 1:54 PM EDT (17:54 UTC)
Expired: Apr 9, 2011, 2:30 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Laurel County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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, 2:00 PM EDT	HAIL 2.75	Eubank, KY
Apr 9, 2:07 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	Sand Hill, KY	MOSTLY PEA SIZED...LARGEST WAS DIME SIZED
Apr 9, 2:13 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Eubank, KY
Apr 9, 2:17 PM EDT	HAIL 4	1 S Eubank, KY

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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 229 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: 2430 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 760 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.5

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The text

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

054 
WFUS53 KJKL 091754
TORJKL
KYC125-199-203-091830-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0015.110409T1754Z-110409T1830Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT

* AT 152 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LIBERTY...OR 17 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF SOMERSET...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PULASKI...SCIENCE HILL...DABNEY...BOBTOWN...WOODSTOCK...BEE LICK...
  BANDY...WILLAILLA...SHOPVILLE...QUAIL...VALLEY OAK...LEVEL GREEN...
  BROMO...BENT...SPIRO...MARETBURG...WABP...HANSFORD...BLOSS AND
  WELLHOPE.

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 3736 8457 3736 8455 3734 8452 3736 8451
      3735 8415 3703 8412 3719 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 276DEG 47KT 3727 8478

$$

ABE

2 follow-up statements

547 
WWUS53 KJKL 091808
SVSJKL

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

KYC125-199-203-091830-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110409T1830Z/
ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-LAUREL KY-
208 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LAUREL...NORTHERN
PULASKI AND SOUTHERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...

AT 204 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PULASKI...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF SOMERSET...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BEE LICK...BOBTOWN...BANDY...DABNEY...WOODSTOCK...QUAIL...
  WILLAILLA...BROMO...VALLEY OAK...SHOPVILLE...LEVEL GREEN...SPIRO...
  MARETBURG...WABP...BENT...HANSFORD...WELLHOPE...BLOSS...BURR AND
  CEDARVILLE.

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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 3736 8457 3736 8455 3734 8452 3736 8451
      3735 8415 3703 8412 3719 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 289DEG 43KT 3719 8459

$$

ABE

446 
WWUS53 KJKL 091817
SVSJKL

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

KYC125-199-203-091830-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110409T1830Z/
ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-LAUREL KY-
217 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LAUREL...
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI AND SOUTHERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM
EDT...

AT 213 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DABNEY...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF SOMERSET...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

IN ADDITION...GOLF BALLED SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN EUBANK WITH 
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MARETBURG...WABP...BENT...HANSFORD...WELLHOPE...BLOSS...BURR...
  CEDARVILLE...PONGO...PINE HILL...LUNER...SINKS...WITHERS...
  BILLOWS...BUNCH...BERNSTADT...WOOD CREEK LAKE...HARE...CARMICHAEL
  AND HAZEL PATCH.

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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 3736 8455 3734 8452 3736 8451 3735 8415
      3703 8412 3715 8464
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 288DEG 43KT 3717 8448

$$

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, 1:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Wolfe	31 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, 1:58 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

Nearby

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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.