Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 1, 2013, 1:00 AM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 45 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
- Nov 1, 2013, 1:00 AM EDT (05:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2013, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Bath County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:59 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 12:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 642 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 716 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 846 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Oct 31, 10:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 10:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 8:45 PM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 845 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-020345- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT- OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO... PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE... CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG... INEZ...PIKEVILLE 845 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING WITH IT STRONG WIND GUSTS AS WELL AS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL REACH THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE FOR MOST LOCATIONS...WITH UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET BORDERING VIRGINIA. HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ANY HIGH WIND GUSTS...TREES BLOWN DOWN... OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON. GEOGERIAN/GREIF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 31, 11:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1151 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 KYZ044-050>052-060-010445- MENIFEE-MONTGOMERY-ROWAN-BATH-FLEMING- 1151 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING... NORTHWESTERN MENIFEE... MONTGOMERY... EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ROWAN... BATH AND FLEMING. AT 1147 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIDEVIEW TO 42 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WADES MILL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES NORTH OF LEXINGTON TO 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...COWAN AROUND 1220 AM EDT...SIDEVIEW AROUND 1225 AM EDT...WADES MILL AROUND 1230 AM EDT...TILTON AROUND 1235 AM EDT...KENDALL SPRINGS AROUND 1240 AM EDT... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT THE MAIN THREAT TO BE GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH RAIN TOTALS AROUND ONE QUARTER TO ONE INCH AN HOUR. GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINE COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES...AS WELL AS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. JMW
Local storm report, Oct 31, 11:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1152 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1140 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 W HIGHTOP 37.03N 84.22W
10/31/2013 LAUREL KY AMATEUR RADIO
A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ALONG KY 192 ABOUT 3 MILES WEST
OF KY 312.
&&
JPLocal storm report, Nov 1, 12:11 AM EDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1211 AM EDT FRI NOV 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG STRUNK 36.63N 84.43W
10/31/2013 MCCREARY KY EMERGENCY MNGR
DOWNED TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BLOCKED A PORTION OF
KY HIGHWAY 1651 IN THE VICINITY OF STRUNK.
&&
JPSpecial weather statement, Nov 1, 12:32 AM EDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1232 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 KYZ050-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>085-106-108-111-112-114-010545- MENIFEE-MONTGOMERY-POWELL-ESTILL-MCCREARY-PULASKI-ROCKCASTLE-WAYNE- WHITLEY-LAUREL-JACKSON-MORGAN-OWSLEY-WOLFE-LEE-BREATHITT- 1232 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...A LINE OF GUSTY SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING... JACKSON... MCCREARY... MENIFEE... MONTGOMERY... MORGAN... WESTERN OWSLEY... POWELL... PULASKI... ROCKCASTLE... WAYNE... NORTHWESTERN WHITLEY... WOLFE... LEE... NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT... ESTILL AND LAUREL. AT 1223 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A BROAD LINE OF SHOWERS CONTAINING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MOVING OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH 2 AM. THIS AREA IS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...STANTON...IRVINE...MCKEE...MOUNT VERNON...SOMERSET...AND MONTICELLO GENERALLY FROM 1245 AND 115 AM. FURTHER EAST...THROUGH 2 AM...FRENCHBURG...CAMPTON...BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...LONDON AND WHITLEY CITY WILL BE AFFECTED. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS OF NEAR 50 MPH IN THESE AREAS. THE RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. GREIF
Local storm report, Nov 1, 12:35 AM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1235 AM EDT FRI NOV 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1225 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SW WEST LIBERTY 37.89N 83.29W
11/01/2013 M49.00 MPH MORGAN KY MESONET
&&
JMWIXLocal storm report, Nov 1, 12:56 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1256 AM EDT FRI NOV 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG FRAKES 36.64N 83.93W
10/31/2013 BELL KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES WERE REPORED DOWN AND ONE FELL ON A HOME.
1245 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG VIPER 37.18N 83.15W
11/01/2013 PERRY KY BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES WERE RERPORTED DOWN.
&&
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Rowan | 47 min |
| Nov 1, 12:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Owsley, Powell and 2 more | 51 min |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne and 1 more | 45 min |
| Nov 1, 1:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 41 min |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne and 1 more | 45 min |
| Nov 1, 1:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee and 4 more | 26 min |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 60 min |
| Nov 1, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more | 51 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.