Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2011, 2:05 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 40 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, 2:05 PM EDT (18:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2011, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Elliott County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 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, 2:05 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. |
| Apr 9, 2:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Toliver, KY | STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...BARN AND HOUSE ON CHAPELS BRANCH. |
| Apr 9, 2:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Stacy Fork, KY | NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS 844. LARGEST WAS A WILLOW TREE APPROX 20 INCHES IN DIAMETER. |
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 |
| Apr 9, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
384
WFUS53 KJKL 091805
TORJKL
KYC063-153-165-175-237-091845-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0016.110409T1805Z-110409T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
205 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN ELLIOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
EASTERN MENIFEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT
* AT 200 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARIBA...OR NEAR FRENCHBURG...AND MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST LIBERTY...WELLINGTON...MAYTOWN...TOLIVER...KOREA...ARTVILLE...
DAN...BIG WOODS...EZEL...HAZEL GREEN...MURPHYFORK...EBON...
DAYSBORO...OMER...PEKIN...ARNETT...REXVILLE...KELLACEY...MIZE AND
HELECHAWA.
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 3813 8314 3775 8312 3779 8363 3798 8363
3803 8347 3802 8346 3805 8343 3804 8340
3806 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 262DEG 44KT 3791 8352
$$
ABE2 follow-up statements
168 WWUS53 KJKL 091838 SVSJKL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 238 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 KYC165-091848- /O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110409T1845Z/ MENIFEE KY- 238 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN MENIFEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3777 8335 3809 8326 3813 8314 3775 8312 TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 262DEG 44KT 3796 8301 $$ KYC063-153-175-237-091845- /O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110409T1845Z/ ELLIOTT KY-MORGAN KY-MAGOFFIN KY-WOLFE KY- 238 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL WOLFE... NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN...CENTRAL MORGAN AND SOUTHWESTERN ELLIOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 234 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JEPTHA...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF SANDY HOOK... MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... 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 3777 8335 3809 8326 3813 8314 3775 8312 TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 262DEG 44KT 3796 8301 $$ ABE
887 WWUS53 KJKL 091844 SVSJKL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 244 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 KYC063-153-175-237-091854- /O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110409T1845Z/ ELLIOTT KY-MORGAN KY-MAGOFFIN KY-WOLFE KY- 244 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WOLFE...NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN...CENTRAL MORGAN AND SOUTHWESTERN ELLIOTT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM EDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3777 8335 3809 8326 3813 8314 3775 8312 TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 262DEG 44KT 3797 8292 $$ 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, 1:54 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, 2:20 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.