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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2011, 4:34 PM EDT for Laurel County, Pulaski County, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was in force for 26 min. 11 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 4, 2011, 4:34 PM EDT (20:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Laurel County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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 4, 4:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Science Hill, KY | CARPORT BLOWN OVER AND DESTROYED NEAR INTERSECTION OF 27 AND 635. |
| Apr 4, 4:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Somerset, KY | 70 MPH WIND GUSTS SW OF SOMERSET. REPORT VIA ESPOTTER. |
| Apr 4, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nw London, KY | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR HAWK CREEK |
| Apr 4, 5:02 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W London, KY | POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN ON COUNTY FARM ROAD. |
| Apr 4, 5:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N London, KY | TRAMPOLINE BLOWN INTO POWERLINES. |
| Apr 4, 5:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S London, KY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON TOPTON ROAD. |
| Apr 4, 5:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | London, KY | TREE FELL ON VEHICLE. |
| Apr 4, 5:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lily, KY | POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN ON VAN ZANT ROAD. |
| Apr 4, 5:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Se London, KY | PART OF BUILDING BLOWN OFF. |
| Apr 4, 5:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | London, KY | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON PARKER ROAD. POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD IN AREA. |
| Apr 4, 5:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | London, KY |
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 4, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -640 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 855 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 507 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
803
WFUS53 KJKL 042034
TORJKL
KYC125-199-203-042100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0007.110404T2034Z-110404T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
434 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR POINTER...OR 7 MILES WEST OF SOMERSET...AND
MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
RUTH...SHOPVILLE AND DABNEY AROUND 440 PM EDT.
BENT...GRADE...DYKES AND VALLEY OAK AROUND 445 PM EDT.
BILLOWS AND ROCKCASTLE SPRINGS AROUND 450 PM EDT.
BUNCH...BERNSTADT...HIGHTOP AND WOOD CREEK LAKE AROUND 455 PM EDT.
SUBLIMITY CITY AND LONDON AROUND 500 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.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3720 8477 3722 8396 3720 8395 3717 8398
3714 8395 3712 8394 3712 8391 3704 8391
3703 8394 3700 8395 3702 8477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 270DEG 58KT 3711 8465
$$
GREIF3 follow-up statements
642
WWUS53 KJKL 042048
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
448 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
KYC125-199-203-042100-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110404T2100Z/
ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-LAUREL KY-
448 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LAUREL...EAST
CENTRAL PULASKI AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES UNTIL
500 PM EDT...
AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BENT...OR 8 MILES EAST OF SOMERSET...MOVING
EAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONDON...ROCKCASTLE SPRINGS...BILLOWS...BUNCH...BERNSTADT...WOOD
CREEK LAKE...HIGHTOP...HARE...CARMICHAEL...SUBLIMITY CITY...
LONDON-CORBIN AIRPORT...PITTSBURG...FARISTON...LEVI JACKSON S.P....
EAST BERNSTADT...MAPLESVILLE...LILY...LESBAS...MCHARGUE AND LIDA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3721 8459 3722 8396 3720 8395 3717 8398
3712 8394 3711 8392 3705 8391 3703 8394
3700 8395 3702 8464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 270DEG 58KT 3711 8437
$$
ABE418
WWUS53 KJKL 042050
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
450 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
KYC125-199-203-042100-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110404T2100Z/
ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-LAUREL KY-
450 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LAUREL...EAST
CENTRAL PULASKI AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES UNTIL
500 PM EDT...
AT 447 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BENT...OR 12 MILES EAST OF SOMERSET...MOVING
EAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONDON...ROCKCASTLE SPRINGS...BILLOWS...BUNCH...BERNSTADT...WOOD
CREEK LAKE...HIGHTOP...HARE...CARMICHAEL...SUBLIMITY CITY...
LONDON-CORBIN AIRPORT...PITTSBURG...FARISTON...LEVI JACKSON S.P....
EAST BERNSTADT...MAPLESVILLE...LILY...LESBAS...MCHARGUE AND LIDA.
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 3702 8446 3721 8443 3722 8396 3720 8395
3718 8398 3717 8398 3712 8393 3705 8391
3703 8394 3700 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 270DEG 58KT 3711 8433
$$
ABE914
WWUS53 KJKL 042058 RRA
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
458 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
KYC125-199-203-042109-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110404T2100Z/
ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-LAUREL KY-
458 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAUREL...EAST CENTRAL PULASKI AND
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES IS BEING REISSUED...
PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3702 8446 3721 8443 3722 8396 3720 8395
3718 8398 3717 8398 3712 8393 3705 8391
3703 8394 3700 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 270DEG 58KT 3711 8415
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:06 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming and 23 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 41 min |
| Apr 4, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 44 min |
| Apr 4, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 2 more | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 34 min |
| Apr 4, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 4:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 1 more | 53 min |
| Apr 4, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Knott, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 5:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Knott, Leslie, Perry | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Wolfe | 50 min |
| Apr 4, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 2 more | 59 min |
| Apr 4, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 6:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Pike | 52 min |
| Apr 4, 6:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Martin | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 119 min |
| Apr 4, 6:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Martin, Pike | 44 min |
| Apr 4, 6:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more | 94 min |
| Apr 4, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Pike | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 6:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 82 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.