Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2011, 4:41 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 34 min. 5 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, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bell County, KY, Knox County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Whitley City, KY | TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 4, 5:01 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Williamsburg, KY | ROOF BLOWN COMPLETELY OFF HOUSE. |
| Apr 4, 5:03 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Wnw Clio, KY | STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF1 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN ON MONDAY APRIL 4TH IN WHITLEY COUNTY NORTHWEST OF WILLIAMSBURG. ESTIMATED MAX WINDS WERE 90 TO 95 MPH. THE TORNADO PATH WAS 1.75 MILES AND WAS AROUND 0.50 MILES WIDE. |
| Apr 4, 5:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Walden, KY | JUST NORTH OF MILE MARKER 17 ALONG INTERSTATE 75, SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN. ALSO ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF OF BARN. |
| Apr 4, 5:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Williamsburg, KY | TREES, POWERLINES AND BUILDINGS DAMAGED AT TACKETCREEK ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.
052
WFUS53 KJKL 042041
TORJKL
KYC013-121-147-231-235-042115-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0008.110404T2041Z-110404T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
441 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN BELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN MCCREARY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
WHITLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 439 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CO-OPERATIVE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WHITLEY CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WHITLEY CITY...WILLIAMSBURG...BLUE HERON...STEARNS...MARSHES
SIDING...STRUNK...PINE KNOT...BEULAH HEIGHTS...HOLLYHILL...
DUCKRUN...ZION HILL...BOUNTY...AYERS...JELLICO CREEK...KRUPP...
REDBIRD...BON...LIBERTY...CLIO AND MOUNTAIN ASH.
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 3660 8471 3671 8476 3694 8397 3665 8391
3659 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 253DEG 62KT 3666 8461
$$
PELTON2 follow-up statements
241
WWUS53 KJKL 042059
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
459 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
KYC231-042110-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110404T2115Z/
WAYNE KY-
459 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3661 8448 3682 8438 3694 8397 3665 8391
3659 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 253DEG 62KT 3675 8422
$$
KYC013-121-147-235-042115-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110404T2115Z/
KNOX KY-WHITLEY KY-MCCREARY KY-BELL KY-
459 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
BELL...SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY...WHITLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTIES
UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
AT 455 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DUCKRUN...OR 8 MILES WEST OF WILLIAMSBURG...
MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILLIAMSBURG...CLIO...MOUNTAIN ASH...EMLYN...GOLDBUG...PLEASANT
VIEW...SAXTON...WALDEN...WOFFORD...SUTTONS MILL...YADEN...
ROCKHOLDS...PACKARD...FABER...VERNE...POLLY CAMP...DIXIE...LUCKY...
JULIP AND NEVISDALE.
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 3661 8448 3682 8438 3694 8397 3665 8391
3659 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 253DEG 62KT 3675 8422
$$
ABE151
WWUS53 KJKL 042117
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
517 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
KYC013-121-147-235-042126-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110404T2115Z/
KNOX KY-WHITLEY KY-MCCREARY KY-BELL KY-
517 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN BELL...SOUTHEASTERN
MCCREARY...WHITLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 3661 8448 3682 8438 3694 8397 3665 8391
3659 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 253DEG 62KT 3674 8424
$$
KASThe 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, 4:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 26 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, 4:54 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.