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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Jackson, KY

April 9, 20114 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2011, 2:32 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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, 2:32 PM EDT (18:32 UTC)
Expired: Apr 9, 2011, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Clay County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Owsley County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 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, 2:47 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Island City, KY	PART OF A ROOF WAS STRIPPED FROM A HOME IN ISLAND CITY. ALSO REPORTED PEA SIZED HAIL.

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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 228 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.

911 
WFUS53 KJKL 091832
TORJKL
KYC051-109-125-189-091915-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0019.110409T1832Z-110409T1915Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  OWSLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 315 PM EDT

* AT 229 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DEESE...OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF MCKEE...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOONEVILLE...ATKINSTOWN...OLIN...ANNVILLE...GREEN HILL...GRAY
  HAWK...SETTLE STORE...TURKEY FOOT...MILDRED...WELCHBURG...NEW
  ZION...PRIVETT...TYNER...DATHA...EGYPT...ZEKES POINT...MUMMIE...
  HERD...SHEPHERDTOWN AND MAULDEN.

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 3728 8409 3745 8409 3751 8360 3750 8358
      3748 8358 3746 8356 3743 8356 3742 8355
      3729 8355 3728 8354 3720 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 278DEG 42KT 3735 8399

$$

ABE

3 follow-up statements

439 
WWUS53 KJKL 091852
SVSJKL

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

KYC125-091901-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T1915Z/
LAUREL KY-
252 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

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

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.

LAT...LON 3724 8385 3749 8383 3748 8379 3751 8360
      3750 8358 3746 8358 3742 8355 3729 8355
      3728 8354 3720 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 278DEG 42KT 3732 8371

$$

KYC051-109-189-091915-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T1915Z/
JACKSON KY-OWSLEY KY-CLAY KY-
252 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CLAY...OWSLEY AND
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

AT 250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THOMAS...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF BOONEVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TAFF...CHESTNUT GAP...AMMIE...SOUTHFORK...TRIXIE...WILD CAT...
  EVERSOLE...TEGES...HENSLEY...LEROSE...ONEIDA...GOBBARD...SETH...
  RICETOWN...COWCREEK...NEWFOUND...SEBASTIAN...BARCREEK...MISTLETOE
  AND LUCKY FORK.

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 3724 8385 3749 8383 3748 8379 3751 8360
      3750 8358 3746 8358 3742 8355 3729 8355
      3728 8354 3720 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 278DEG 42KT 3732 8371

$$

DUSTY

249 
WWUS53 KJKL 091853
SVSJKL

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

KYC109-125-091903-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T1915Z/
JACKSON KY-LAUREL KY-
253 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL LAUREL AND
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3726 8386 3734 8379 3738 8382 3743 8384
      3747 8389 3751 8364 3751 8360 3750 8358
      3746 8358 3742 8355 3729 8355 3728 8354
      3720 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 278DEG 42KT 3731 8370

$$

KYC051-189-091915-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T1915Z/
OWSLEY KY-CLAY KY-
253 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CLAY AND OWSLEY
COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

AT 250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THOMAS...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF BOONEVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHESTNUT GAP...AMMIE...SOUTHFORK...WILD CAT...TRIXIE...EVERSOLE...
  TEGES...HENSLEY...LEROSE...ONEIDA...GOBBARD...SETH...RICETOWN...
  COWCREEK...NEWFOUND...SEBASTIAN...BARCREEK...MISTLETOE...LUCKY FORK
  AND BRUTUS.

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 3726 8386 3734 8379 3738 8382 3743 8384
      3747 8389 3751 8364 3751 8360 3750 8358
      3746 8358 3742 8355 3729 8355 3728 8354
      3720 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 278DEG 42KT 3731 8370

$$

ABE

786 
WWUS53 KJKL 091906
SVSJKL

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

KYC051-189-091916-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T1915Z/
OWSLEY KY-CLAY KY-
306 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CLAY AND OWSLEY COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 315 PM EDT...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.

LAT...LON 3726 8386 3734 8379 3738 8382 3743 8384
      3747 8389 3751 8364 3751 8360 3750 8358
      3746 8358 3742 8355 3729 8355 3728 8354
      3720 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 278DEG 42KT 3729 8351

$$

DUSTY

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, 2:05 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, 2:36 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.