Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2012, 7:29 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 31 min. 4 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
- Jun 29, 2012, 7:29 PM EDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Elliott County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, Morgan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 7:36 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Relief, KY | |
| Jun 29, 7:43 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Flatgap, KY | |
| Jun 29, 7:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Elna, KY | TREE FELL ON HOUSE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. |
| Jun 29, 7:58 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Nnw Paintsville, KY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 3674 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KJKL 292329
SVRJKL
KYC063-115-153-159-175-300000-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0101.120629T2329Z-120630T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
729 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ELLIOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...
NORTH CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...
EASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 721 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WALNUT SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CROCKETT...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SANDY HOOK...AND MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CYRUS...MINEFORK...GILLEM BRANCH...LEATHA...WHEELERSBURG...
KEATON...WIN...ELNA...REDBUSH...HARGIS...NILES...BARNROCK...
FLATGAP...WINIFRED...BARNETTS CREEK...KERZ...SIP...CHANDLERVILLE...
STAFFORDSVILLE AND GALEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3809 8292 3806 8295 3804 8299 3800 8302
3797 8299 3800 8297 3800 8294 3797 8283
3796 8252 3784 8278 3777 8315 3793 8329
3813 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 284DEG 26KT 3798 8300
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$
ABE2 follow-up statements
086
WWUS53 KJKL 292349
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
749 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
KYC063-115-153-159-175-300000-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-120630T0000Z/
JOHNSON KY-MAGOFFIN KY-MARTIN KY-MORGAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-
749 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ELLIOTT...EASTERN MORGAN...EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MARTIN...NORTH
CENTRAL MAGOFFIN AND NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 747 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WINIFRED...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF PAINTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
STAMBAUGH...NIPPA AND WITTENSVILLE AROUND 755 PM EDT.
CHESTNUT AND BAKER AROUND 800 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BAKER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3809 8292 3806 8295 3804 8299 3800 8302
3797 8299 3800 8297 3800 8294 3797 8283
3796 8252 3784 8278 3777 8315 3793 8329
3813 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 284DEG 26KT 3794 8282
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
SBH688
WWUS53 KJKL 300002
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
802 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
KYC063-115-153-159-175-300011-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-120630T0000Z/
JOHNSON KY-MAGOFFIN KY-MARTIN KY-MORGAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-
802 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELLIOTT...EASTERN
MORGAN...EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MARTIN...NORTH CENTRAL MAGOFFIN AND
NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE ORGINAL WARNING HAS WEAKENED BUT NEW
STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AND A NEW WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
LAT...LON 3809 8292 3806 8295 3804 8299 3800 8302
3797 8299 3800 8297 3800 8294 3797 8283
3796 8252 3784 8278 3777 8315 3793 8329
3813 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 284DEG 26KT 3794 8282
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Morgan and 1 more | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley and 3 more | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 4 more | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 49 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
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.