Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2011, 7:30 AM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 30 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
- Feb 28, 2011, 7:30 AM EST (12:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2011, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:30 AM EST | HAIL 1 | Campton, KY | |
| Feb 28, 7:33 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Landsaw, KY | SEVERAL HOUSES ALONG LANDSAW ROAD WITH TIN ROOFING DAMAGED. ALSO SEVERAL TREES KNOCKED OVER FROM THUNDERSTORM WINDS ALONG THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY |
| Feb 28, 7:35 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Lexie, KY | LARGE TREES DOWN ON KY 1010 AND ALONG THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY FROM THUNDERSTORM WINDS. |
| Feb 28, 7:35 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Calaboose, KY | POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED IN CALABOOSE. |
| Feb 28, 7:37 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Gilmore, KY | OVERHANG PORCH AND PIECES OF SIDING TORN OFF A MOBILE HOME. |
| Feb 28, 7:37 AM EST | TORNADO | 1 N Gilmore, KY | EF-1 TORNADO. TORNADO PATH ONE QUARTER OF A MILE LONG AND 100 YARDS WIDE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND SCATTERED. ONE MOBILE HOME HAD ITS ROOF BLOW OFF AND WAS PUSHED ABOUT 5 FEET OFF ITS FOUNDATION. ONE BARN WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. TWO MOBILE HOMES HAD R |
| Feb 28, 7:49 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Kernie, KY | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN OR SNAPPED ALONG THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY NEAR MILE MARKER 68. |
| Feb 28, 7:54 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Salyersville, KY | ONE DOUBLE WIDE TRAILER WAS BLOWN OVER AND HAD ROOF BLOWN OFF. ONE SINGLE WIDE TRAILER HAD MOST OF ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF. ONE LARGE APPLE TREE WAS UPROOTED. THE DAMAGE HAPPENED AT LONG BRACH JUST WEST OF SALYERSVILLE. |
| Feb 28, 8:00 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Salyersville, KY | ONE TRAILER BLOW OVER WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SALYERSVILLE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 5:47 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -195 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
176 WFUS53 KJKL 281230 TORJKL KYC025-153-175-237-281300- /O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0003.110228T1230Z-110228T1300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 730 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... CENTRAL WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 800 AM EST * AT 726 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CALABOOSE...OR NEAR CAMPTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SALYERSVILLE...LANDSAW...HAZEL GREEN...MALAGA...LEXIE...DAYSBORO... LOWER GILMORE...GILMORE...UPPER GILMORE...SELLARS...HELECHAWA...LEE CITY...ROSEFORK...SHOCKEY...ADELE...BELKNAP...BURKHART...WHEEL RIM...BURG AND NETTY. 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 8297 3761 8304 3774 8356 3781 8354 TIME...MOT...LOC 1230Z 280DEG 46KT 3776 8346 $$ HAL
3 follow-up statements
501 WWUS53 KJKL 281243 SVSJKL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 743 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 KYC025-153-175-237-281300- /O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110228T1300Z/ MORGAN KY-MAGOFFIN KY-WOLFE KY-BREATHITT KY- 743 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN BREATHITT... CENTRAL WOLFE...CENTRAL MAGOFFIN AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM EST... AT 739 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEE CITY...OR 12 MILES EAST OF CAMPTON... MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SALYERSVILLE...EPSON...HAGER...BETHANNA...SEILTZ...CORNELIA... EUGENE...KERNIE...OVA...STELLA...PATTON...FRITZ...ELSIE... GIFFORD...GULLETT...FORAKER...HENDRICKS...LAKESVILLE...STRINGTOWN AND MASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3777 8297 3761 8304 3774 8356 3781 8354 TIME...MOT...LOC 1243Z 280DEG 63KT 3773 8324 $$
864
WWUS53 KJKL 281248
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
748 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011
KYC025-175-237-281258-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110228T1300Z/
MORGAN KY-WOLFE KY-BREATHITT KY-
748 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BREATHITT...CENTRAL WOLFE AND
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST.
LAT...LON 3777 8298 3761 8304 3762 8308 3763 8309
3763 8311 3765 8322 3768 8326 3770 8325
3771 8326 3774 8325 3777 8327 3779 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 276DEG 55KT 3773 8317
$$
KYC153-281300-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110228T1300Z/
MAGOFFIN KY-
748 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY
UNTIL 800 AM EST...
AT 743 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BURG...OR 11 MILES WEST OF SALYERSVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALYERSVILLE...ELSIE...GULLETT...FORAKER...GIFFORD...HENDRICKS...
LAKESVILLE...STRINGTOWN...MASON...CARVER STATION...CARVER...CONLEY
STATION...SUBLETT...SKAGGS...BURNING FORK...WEST ROYALTON
STATION...ROYALTON...BRADLEY...MASHFORK AND CONLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3777 8298 3761 8304 3762 8308 3763 8309
3763 8311 3765 8322 3768 8326 3770 8325
3771 8326 3774 8325 3777 8327 3779 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 276DEG 55KT 3773 8317
$$746
WWUS53 KJKL 281258
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
758 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011
KYC153-281308-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110228T1300Z/
MAGOFFIN KY-
758 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 800
AM EST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST.
LAT...LON 3777 8298 3761 8304 3762 8308 3763 8309
3763 8311 3765 8322 3768 8326 3770 8325
3771 8326 3774 8325 3777 8327 3779 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1258Z 276DEG 55KT 3771 8298
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 6:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 28 min |
| Feb 28, 6:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Rowan | 50 min |
| Feb 28, 6:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 6:36 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Fleming, Rowan | 24 min |
| Feb 28, 7:08 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Powell, Wolfe | 22 min |
| Feb 28, 7:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Jackson, Johnson, Lee and 8 more | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 7:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, McCreary, Owsley, Pulaski and 3 more | 49 min |
| Feb 28, 7:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin and 4 more | 49 min |
| Feb 28, 8:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 34 min |
| Feb 28, 8:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 47 min |
| Feb 28, 9:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Knox, Leslie and 4 more | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 9:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 16 min |
| Feb 28, 11:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Knox and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:17 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:53 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell | 47 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:47 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan, Letcher | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:12 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 21 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:12 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Whitley | 42 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:19 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay | 15 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.