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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Jackson, KY

January 30, 20135 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 30, 2013, 8:43 AM EST for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2013, 8:43 AM EST (13:43 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2013, 9:30 AM EST
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harlan County, KY, Knott County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 30, 5:51 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

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 Jan 29, 6:21 PM EST, 14 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 6:21 PM EST, 14 hours 22 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 5:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLPulaski, Wayne46 min
Jan 30, 6:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLaurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley53 min
Jan 30, 6:28 AM ESTTornado WarningJKLLaurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle32 min
Jan 30, 6:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLEstill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Owsley and 3 more49 min
Jan 30, 6:42 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan48 min
Jan 30, 6:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle40 min
Jan 30, 7:04 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLClay, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley41 min
Jan 30, 7:15 AM ESTTornado WarningJKLMenifee, Montgomery, Powell30 min
Jan 30, 7:26 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan49 min
Jan 30, 7:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley and 3 more47 min
Jan 30, 7:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell, Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knott and 6 more45 min
Jan 30, 8:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more44 min
Jan 30, 8:04 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin and 1 more41 min
Jan 30, 8:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry63 min
Jan 30, 8:37 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLFloyd, Johnson, Knott, Martin, Pike53 min
Jan 30, 11:58 AM ESTFlood WatchJKLBell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson and 12 more12 hr
Jan 30, 2:08 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 4 more6 hr
Jan 30, 3:15 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Letcher18 hr
Jan 30, 3:40 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningJKLKnox, Whitley24 hr
Jan 30, 5:39 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningJKLBreathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Magoffin and 2 more16 hr
Jan 30, 5:54 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJohnson, Magoffin, Martin, Pike6 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.