Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2012, 5:47 AM EDT for Bell County, Knox County, Kentucky. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 15, 2012, 5:47 AM EDT (09:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bell County, KY, Knox County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 6:08 AM EDT | HAIL 1 | Girdler, KY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 264 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
- 733 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KJKL 150947
SVRJKL
KYC013-121-151030-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0039.120315T0947Z-120315T1030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
547 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 630 AM EDT
* AT 543 AM 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
EMMANUEL...OR NEAR BARBOURVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DIME TO PENNY SIZED HAIL HAVE BEEN REPORTED
WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BARBOURVILLE...KING...GIBBS...SWAN LAKE...PROVIDENCE...BAILEYS
SWITCH...JARVIS...TEDDERS...CRANES NEST...SWANPOND...FLETCHER...
HEIDRICK...SPRULE...CANNON...GIRDLER...GREEN ROAD...BOONE
HEIGHTS...FOUNT...HAVEN AND WOOLLUM.
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 3678 8395 3687 8406 3696 8407 3698 8396
3700 8393 3703 8393 3706 8387 3703 8382
3704 8379 3702 8377 3703 8375 3700 8373
3696 8364 3693 8352 3675 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0945Z 278DEG 12KT 3690 8393
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
DUSTY3 follow-up statements
258
WWUS53 KJKL 151002
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
602 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
KYC013-121-151030-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120315T1030Z/
KNOX KY-BELL KY-
602 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BELL
AND EASTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM EDT...
AT 600 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
YEAGER...OR NEAR BARBOURVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AVIS...TROSPER...BAUGHMAN...HIMYAR...OLD FLAT LICK...FLAT LICK...
BARNYARD...DEWITT...FOURMILE...WALKER...SALT GUM...SCALF...
WALLSEND...CARY...MILLS...STRAIGHT CREEK...BLANCHE...FIELD...RELLA
AND EROSE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3678 8395 3698 8395 3705 8388 3706 8387
3704 8386 3703 8383 3703 8382 3702 8378
3696 8364 3693 8352 3675 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 1002Z 278DEG 19KT 3689 8382
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
DUSTY824
WWUS53 KJKL 151008
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
608 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
KYC013-121-151030-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120315T1030Z/
KNOX KY-BELL KY-
608 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BELL
AND EASTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM EDT...
AT 605 AM 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
BIMBLE...OR NEAR BARBOURVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OLD FLAT LICK...FLAT LICK...BARNYARD...DEWITT...FOURMILE...
WALKER...SALT GUM...SCALF...WALLSEND...CARY...MILLS...STRAIGHT
CREEK...BLANCHE...RELLA...FIELD...EROSE...ARJAY...KETTLE ISLAND...
STONY FORK JUNCTION AND CALLAWAY.
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 3677 8387 3678 8389 3696 8390 3703 8382
3702 8378 3696 8364 3693 8352 3675 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 1009Z 278DEG 19KT 3688 8377
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
DUSTY866
WWUS53 KJKL 151029
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
629 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
KYC013-121-151039-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120315T1030Z/
KNOX KY-BELL KY-
629 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BELL AND EASTERN KNOX
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 AM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3677 8387 3678 8389 3696 8390 3703 8382
3702 8378 3696 8364 3693 8352 3675 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 1029Z 278DEG 19KT 3687 8364
$$
DUSTYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 5:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 6:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 1:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Perry and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knott | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 2:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pike | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Leslie, Perry | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 3:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Leslie, Perry | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 59 min |
| Mar 15, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie | 53 min |
| Mar 15, 5:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Lee | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 6:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Wayne | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 6:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 7:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 7:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Menifee | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 49 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.