Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 28, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 5:44 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 5:44 PM EDT (21:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bell County, KY, Knox County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 27, 5:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 237 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
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
388 WFUS53 KJKL 272144 TORJKL KYC013-121-147-235-272230- /O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0028.110427T2144Z-110427T2230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 544 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN BELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... WESTERN KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHERN WHITLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 630 PM EDT * AT 541 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF ONEIDA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WILLIAMSBURG...MIDDLESBORO...BARBOURVILLE...HOLLYHILL...ZION HILL...AYERS...JELLICO CREEK...FAIRVIEW...RED ASH...BON...LOT... MOUNTAIN ASH...SAXTON...PLEASANT VIEW...EMLYN...PACKARD... WOFFORD...POLLY CAMP...YADEN AND SUTTONS MILL. 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 3660 8444 3696 8387 3660 8369 3658 8375 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 238DEG 53KT 3653 8435 $$ ABE
3 follow-up statements
432
WWUS53 KJKL 272202
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
602 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC147-272212-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110427T2230Z/
MCCREARY KY-
602 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3660 8424 3676 8418 3696 8387 3660 8369
3658 8375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 238DEG 53KT 3667 8407
$$
KYC013-121-235-272230-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110427T2230Z/
KNOX KY-WHITLEY KY-BELL KY-
602 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...
SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY AND WESTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 559 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNTAIN ASH...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BIRDSEYE...CARPENTER...GOINS AND GAUSDALE AROUND 610 PM EDT.
HUBBS...BRYANTS STORE...WARREN AND KAYJAY AROUND 615 PM EDT.
TROSPER...MYRICK...AVIS AND BRUSH CREEK AROUND 620 PM EDT.
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 3660 8424 3676 8418 3696 8387 3660 8369
3658 8375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 238DEG 53KT 3667 8407
$$
GREIF040
WWUS53 KJKL 272214
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
614 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC013-121-235-272230-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110427T2230Z/
KNOX KY-WHITLEY KY-BELL KY-
614 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...
SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY AND WESTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARPENTER...OR 11 MILES EAST OF
WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HUBBS...BRYANTS STORE...KING AND WARREN AROUND 620 PM EDT.
AVIS...MYRICK...BRUSH CREEK AND ARTEMUS AROUND 625 PM EDT.
CANNON AROUND 630 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE PROVIDENCE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3660 8408 3681 8405 3696 8387 3660 8369
3658 8375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 230DEG 49KT 3673 8397
$$
GREIF162
WWUS53 KJKL 272227
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
627 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC013-121-235-272237-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110427T2230Z/
KNOX KY-WHITLEY KY-BELL KY-
627 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY
AND WESTERN KNOX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT.
LAT...LON 3660 8408 3681 8405 3696 8387 3660 8369
3658 8375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 230DEG 49KT 3684 8380
$$
GREIFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Wayne | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 8:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Wayne | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 8:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Wayne | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 9:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Whitley | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 10:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 7:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Leslie | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 7:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Clay, Estill, Fleming, Jackson, Knox and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 7:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley | 6 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.