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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2011, 2:44 PM EDT for Elliott County, Morgan County, Rowan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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
- Jun 23, 2011, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2011, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Elliott County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
789
WFUS53 KJKL 231844
TORJKL
KYC063-175-205-231915-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0034.110623T1844Z-110623T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
244 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ELLIOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
ROWAN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT
* AT 243 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRANDY...OR NEAR MOREHEAD...AND MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CRIX...CHRISTY...RODBURN AND CRANEY AROUND 250 PM EDT.
VALE...WAGNER...GATES AND HAMM AROUND 255 PM EDT.
ELLIOTTVILLE...WAGNER STORE...FARLEY AND FANNIN VALLEY AROUND 300
PM EDT.
STARK AROUND 310 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.
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 3830 8332 3820 8327 3821 8323 3825 8321
3828 8316 3820 8305 3820 8303 3816 8301
3810 8325 3812 8326 3808 8334 3805 8347
3805 8349 3808 8348 3810 8354 3812 8353
3812 8355 3818 8359 3823 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 250DEG 34KT 3816 8343
$$
GREIF4 follow-up statements
046
WWUS53 KJKL 231852
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
252 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
KYC063-175-205-231915-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110623T1915Z/
ROWAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-MORGAN KY-
252 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
MORGAN...NORTHWESTERN ELLIOTT AND SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTIES UNTIL
315 PM EDT...
AT 248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CRIX...OR NEAR MOREHEAD...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ELLIOTTVILLE...WAGNER STORE...FARLEY AND FANNIN VALLEY AROUND 300
PM EDT.
STARK AROUND 310 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3807 8344 3808 8344 3810 8344 3812 8345
3816 8344 3817 8344 3820 8343 3820 8338
3821 8330 3820 8327 3821 8323 3825 8321
3828 8316 3820 8305 3820 8303 3816 8301
3810 8325 3812 8326 3808 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 250DEG 34KT 3819 8334
$$
GREIF668
WWUS53 KJKL 231857
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
257 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
KYC063-175-205-231915-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110623T1915Z/
ROWAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-MORGAN KY-
257 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
MORGAN...NORTHWESTERN ELLIOTT AND EAST CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTIES UNTIL
315 PM EDT...
AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHRISTY...OR NEAR MOREHEAD...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
STARK AROUND 310 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 3808 8339 3810 8339 3811 8338 3813 8338
3817 8337 3818 8334 3820 8333 3821 8330
3820 8327 3821 8323 3824 8319 3825 8312
3820 8305 3820 8303 3816 8301 3810 8325
3812 8326 3808 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 250DEG 34KT 3820 8329
$$
GREIF631
WWUS53 KJKL 231905
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
305 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
KYC063-175-205-231915-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110623T1915Z/
ROWAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-MORGAN KY-
305 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
MORGAN...CENTRAL ELLIOTT AND EAST CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM
EDT...
AT 300 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLIOTTVILLE...OR 10 MILES EAST OF MOREHEAD...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. QUARTER SIZE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3810 8332 3811 8331 3811 8330 3814 8328
3817 8324 3817 8320 3818 8319 3818 8317
3819 8315 3820 8313 3820 8311 3820 8303
3816 8301 3810 8325 3812 8326 3809 8331
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 250DEG 34KT 3823 8320
$$
GREIF914
WWUS53 KJKL 231911
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
311 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
KYC063-175-205-231921-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110623T1915Z/
ROWAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-MORGAN KY-
311 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MORGAN...CENTRAL
ELLIOTT AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM
EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL
POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3810 8332 3811 8331 3811 8330 3814 8328
3817 8324 3817 8320 3818 8319 3818 8317
3819 8315 3820 8313 3820 8311 3820 8303
3816 8301 3810 8325 3812 8326 3809 8331
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 250DEG 34KT 3825 8313
$$
GREIFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Rowan | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 2:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Elliott, Morgan, Rowan | 27 min |
| Jun 23, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.