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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Jackson, KY

March 28, 20127 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2012, 7:48 PM EDT for 7 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 29 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: Mar 28, 2012, 7:48 PM EDT (23:48 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2012, 8:17 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Knott County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 28, 2:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 253 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 128 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -285 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1346 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 271 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 298 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

361 
WUUS53 KJKL 282348
SVRJKL
KYC051-095-119-131-133-189-193-290045-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0063.120328T2348Z-120329T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
748 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  NORTH CENTRAL HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL KNOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  WEST CENTRAL LETCHER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN OWSLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT

* AT 743 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
  BRUTUS...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANCHESTER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
  AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HYDEN...SAUL...SIZEROCK...BOBS FORK...SHOAL...KALIOPI...
  CONFLUENCE...THOUSANDSTICKS...MOSLEY BEND...HOSEA...DRYHILL...
  TOULOUSE...STINNETT...WENDOVER...HOSKINSTON...AVAWAM...WOOTON...
  SMILAX...CINDA AND FREW.

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 3717 8293 3691 8324 3725 8365 3730 8358
      3731 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 297DEG 29KT 3724 8353
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

SHALLENBERGER

2 follow-up statements

960 
WWUS53 KJKL 290002
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
802 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

KYC051-189-290012-
/O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-120329T0045Z/
OWSLEY KY-CLAY KY-
802 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CLAY AND EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN OWSLEY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3694 8321 3718 8348 3722 8347 3725 8341
      3718 8297 3717 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 297DEG 29KT 3719 8340

$$

KYC095-119-131-133-193-290045-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-120329T0045Z/
KNOTT KY-LESLIE KY-LETCHER KY-PERRY KY-HARLAN KY-
802 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
HARLAN...SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...WEST CENTRAL LETCHER...NORTHERN LESLIE
AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL KNOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

AT 800 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
THOUSANDSTICKS...OR NEAR HYDEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HYDEN...WENDOVER...AVAWAM...WOOTON...SMILAX...CINDA...FREW...
  DALEY...CUTSHIN...CAUSEY...BIG FORK...JEFF...VIPER...YEADDISS...BIG
  ROCK...BIG LAUREL...LEATHERWOOD...ARTHUR...DAISY AND CORNETTSVILLE.

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 3694 8321 3718 8348 3722 8347 3725 8341
      3718 8297 3717 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 297DEG 29KT 3719 8340
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

SHALLENBERGER

518 
WWUS53 KJKL 290017
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
817 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

KYC095-119-131-133-193-290027-
/O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-120329T0045Z/
KNOTT KY-LESLIE KY-LETCHER KY-PERRY KY-HARLAN KY-
817 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARLAN...
SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...WEST CENTRAL LETCHER...NORTHERN LESLIE AND
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL KNOTT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3694 8321 3718 8348 3722 8347 3725 8341
      3718 8297 3717 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 297DEG 29KT 3713 8327

$$

SHALLENBERGER

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 28, 2:55 PM EDT, 4 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 2:55 PM EDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
255 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 254 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
AS A COLD FRONT IS APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SPC PUT OUT A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH...MAINLY NORTH OF THE HAL ROGERS PARKWAY.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO FIRE UP IN THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY...SO THE LIKELIHOOD OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOOKING
PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW. THE SEVERE PARAMETERS ARE VERY STRONG AND ARE
SUPPORTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE STORMS. THE CLEAR SKIES OUT
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM HAS ALSO ALLOWED THE LOW LEVELS TO BECOME VERY
UNSTABLE. WITH THE FREEZING AT 10.8K FT...AND SOME DRY AIR
ALOFT...THE POSSIBILITY OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE BOTH
POSSIBLE. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE ENDING QUICKLY. EXPECTING MILD CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 254 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS QUITE LOW RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE AS OPERATIONAL
MODELS VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ON TIMING AND STRENGTH OF INITIAL
SHORTWAVE THAT TRANSITS THE REGION SOMETIME AS EARLY AS FRIDAY OR AS
LATE AS SATURDAY...SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SHORTWAVE ENERGY IS
ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A SFC WARM FRONTAL
BOUNDARY THAT SHOULD LIFT NORTH OF OUR AREA BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THAT LEAVES EASTERN KENTUCKY WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE UPPER
MID WEST. AGAIN...DEPENDING ON WHICH MODEL YOU ASK A COLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE SATURDAY...SATURDAY NIGHT.
NO ONE MODEL SOLUTION IS AN OUTLIER IN THE TRUEST SENSE OF THE WORD
BUT NO TWO MODELS AGREE ON ANY SOLUTION IN A LARGE PART EITHER.

THEREAFTER UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE RIDGING AND WEAK SFC HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MEAN FAIR WEATHER FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND...POSSIBLY
START OF THE WORKWEEK. POSSIBLY BECAUSE NEXT SYSTEM...LARGE UPPER
LEVEL LOW AND SURFACE STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA BY
THE END OF THE FORECAST WINDOW...GENERATING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORMS BY TUESDAY AND USHERING IN SOME MUCH COOLER AIR
FOR THE MID WEEK TIME FRAME.

WITH LOW CONFIDENCE IN SOLUTIONS THE TENDENCY WILL BE TO STICK CLOSE
TO THE OFFICIAL FORECAST...OR PERSISTENCE UNTIL MODELS GEL BETTER
ON SOME TYPE OF REASONABLE SOLUTION.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 254 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD EXCEPT FOR
SOME TEMPO IFR IN THE VICINITY OF THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE SYSTEM
MOVING INTO THE AREA IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
THE HAIL IN THESE STORMS ARE GOING TO BE VERY UNFORGIVING...NOT TO
MENTION THE WIND SHEAR THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING.
SOME GUST FRONTS MAY DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE STORMS...SO THE WIND
THREAT COULD EXTEND 10 TO 30 MILES OUT AHEAD OF THE STORMS. ONCE THE
STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA...JUST EXPECTING VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA.

&&

.JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...JJ
LONG TERM....RAY
AVIATION...JJ

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 4:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
408 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-104-106>114-119-120-291100-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-
KNOTT-OWSLEY-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...
CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...
HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
408 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 112 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN AGAIN
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY OCCURRENCES OF LARGE HAIL OR
DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSON KY.

KYZ079-080-083>088-115>118-291100-
PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-PERRY-CLAY-
LESLIE-LETCHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...HARLAN...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG
408 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS...OR HAIL. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN AGAIN
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY OCCURRENCES OF LARGE HAIL OR
DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSON KY.

JP/JJ/RAY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 6:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
631 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

KYZ119-282245-
MARTIN-
631 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTY THROUGH 645
PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING...

   NORTHERN MARTIN.

AT 629 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CALF CREEK...
OR NEAR INEZ...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...OPPY AROUND
635 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.

GREIF

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 6:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
646 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

KYZ068-069-282330-
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-
646 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
THROUGH 730 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING...

   JACKSON AND
   ROCKCASTLE.

AT 646 PM EDT...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS
LOCATED NEAR EGLON...OR 7 MILES WEST OF MCKEE...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...ATKINSTOWN
AROUND 655 PM EDT...PRIVETT AROUND 700 PM EDT...HERD AROUND 705 PM
EDT AND NATHANTON AROUND 710 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.

GREIF

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 7:07 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
707 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

KYZ068-069-080-282345-
ROCKCASTLE-LAUREL-JACKSON-
707 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 745
PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING...

   SOUTHERN JACKSON...
   ROCKCASTLE AND
   NORTHERN LAUREL.

AT 707 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED AT SPIRO...OR
NEAR MOUNT VERNON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...PINE HILL
AROUND 715 PM EDT...SINKS AROUND 720 PM EDT...GAULEY AROUND 725 PM
EDT...MERSHONS AROUND 730 PM EDT AND VICTORY AROUND 735 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD.

GREIF

Local storm report, Mar 28, 7:23 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
723 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0717 PM     HAIL             2 N ISLAND CITY         37.40N 83.77W
03/28/2012  E0.75 INCH       OWSLEY             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND

&&

GREIF

Local storm report, Mar 28, 7:27 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
727 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0720 PM     HAIL             1 SW ISLAND CITY        37.36N 83.78W
03/28/2012  E1.00 INCH       OWSLEY             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL BIGGER THAN NICKELS...UP TO QUARTER SIZE...ALONG
            WITH PLENTY OF SMALLER HAILSTONES.

&&

GREIF

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 7:30 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
730 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

KYZ114>117-290015-
LESLIE-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-
730 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 815
PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING...

   LESLIE...
   SOUTHERN OWSLEY...
   WEST CENTRAL PERRY AND
   NORTHERN CLAY.

AT 730 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THOMAS...OR 11
MILES NORTH OF MANCHESTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...ONEIDA AROUND
735 PM EDT...BRUTUS AROUND 740 PM EDT...PANCO AROUND 745 PM
EDT...SIZEROCK AROUND 750 PM EDT AND BOBS FORK AROUND 755 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.

GREIF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Rowan	29 min
Mar 28, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Fleming, Rowan	12 min
Mar 28, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Fleming, Rowan	17 min
Mar 28, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell	24 min
Mar 28, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Elliott, Johnson, Martin, Morgan	33 min
Mar 28, 6:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Owsley, Rockcastle	40 min

Nearby

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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.