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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY

July 27, 2014Harlan County, Leslie County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2014, 4:15 PM EDT for Harlan County, Leslie County, Kentucky. It was in force for 45 min. 6 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: Jul 27, 2014, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2014, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Harlan County, KY, Leslie County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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
Jul 27, 4:15 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Sse Essie, KY
Jul 27, 4:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Mozelle, KY	TREES DOWN.
Jul 27, 4:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 N Harlan, KY	WIND RIPPED VINYL SIDING OFF OF HOME.
Jul 27, 4:24 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Ssw Lewis Creek, KY	AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY ALONG HIGHWAY 2009 IN SOUTHERN LESLIE COUNTY. THE TORNADO UPROOTED AND SNAPPED HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES IN A CONSISTENT DAMAGE PATH AT LEAST 500 YARDS WIDE AND AT LEAST 1.75 MILES IN LENGTH. NO STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED. TH
Jul 27, 4:35 PM EDT	HAIL 1	1 Ene Nolansburg, KY
Jul 27, 4:40 PM EDT	HAIL 1	S Shields, KY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 27, 1:00 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 285 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: 426 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -183 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 973 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

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

520 
WFUS53 KJKL 272015
TORJKL
KYC095-131-272100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0013.140727T2015Z-140727T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
415 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 414 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOZELLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  JONESBURG AND KENTENIA STATE FOREST AROUND 425 PM EDT.
  LADEN AND NOLANSBURG AROUND 430 PM EDT.
  BENITO AND HIGHSPLINT AROUND 435 PM EDT.
  CLOVER-DARBY AND GEORGETOWN AROUND 440 PM EDT.
  HOLMES MILL AND ROCK HOUSE AROUND 445 PM EDT.
  CLOVER FORK AND BIG BLACK MOUNTAIN AROUND 450 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DILLON AND GEORGETOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3689 8349 3692 8349 3694 8351 3709 8344
      3700 8313 3698 8315 3695 8315 3698 8307
      3692 8287 3690 8287 3687 8291 3686 8299
      3684 8301 3685 8307 3678 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 285DEG 40KT 3696 8337

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

GREIF

2 follow-up statements

306 
WWUS53 KJKL 272038
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
438 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

KYC131-272048-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140727T2100Z/
LESLIE KY-
438 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LESLIE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3685 8337 3689 8343 3689 8341 3692 8340
      3695 8330 3700 8323 3701 8318 3700 8313
      3695 8315 3698 8306 3692 8287 3690 8287
      3687 8291 3686 8299 3684 8301 3685 8307
      3678 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 285DEG 40KT 3690 8307

$$

KYC095-272100-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140727T2100Z/
HARLAN KY-
438 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARLAN COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM
EDT...

AT 436 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LEONARD...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HOLMES MILL AND ROCK HOUSE AROUND 445 PM EDT.
  CLOVER FORK AND BIG BLACK MOUNTAIN AROUND 450 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3685 8337 3689 8343 3689 8341 3692 8340
      3695 8330 3700 8323 3701 8318 3700 8313
      3695 8315 3698 8306 3692 8287 3690 8287
      3687 8291 3686 8299 3684 8301 3685 8307
      3678 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 285DEG 40KT 3690 8307

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

RICHEY

922 
WWUS53 KJKL 272053
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
453 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

KYC095-272103-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140727T2100Z/
HARLAN KY-
453 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HARLAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...

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

LAT...LON 3685 8337 3689 8343 3689 8341 3692 8340
      3695 8330 3700 8323 3701 8318 3700 8313
      3695 8315 3698 8306 3692 8287 3690 8287
      3687 8291 3686 8299 3684 8301 3685 8307
      3678 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 285DEG 40KT 3686 8287

$$

RICHEY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 10:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley	22 min
Jul 27, 12:06 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Estill, Powell	24 min
Jul 27, 12:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe	4 hr
Jul 27, 12:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Lee, Owsley, Powell, Wolfe	51 min
Jul 27, 12:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Menifee, Powell, Wolfe	23 min
Jul 27, 12:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Estill, Lee	37 min
Jul 27, 12:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt	4 hr
Jul 27, 1:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bath, Montgomery	4 hr
Jul 27, 1:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry	41 min
Jul 27, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Menifee, Montgomery	46 min
Jul 27, 1:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle	51 min
Jul 27, 1:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Knott, Perry	5 hr
Jul 27, 1:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe	4 hr
Jul 27, 2:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel	28 min
Jul 27, 2:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle	4 hr
Jul 27, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe	25 min
Jul 27, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Knott, Letcher, Perry	52 min
Jul 27, 2:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne	46 min
Jul 27, 2:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Letcher	3 hr
Jul 27, 2:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle	4 hr
Jul 27, 2:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Wayne	32 min
Jul 27, 2:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley	4 hr
Jul 27, 2:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle	38 min
Jul 27, 2:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	McCreary, Wayne	49 min
Jul 27, 2:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Wayne	4 hr
Jul 27, 3:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Leslie, Perry	34 min
Jul 27, 3:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	McCreary, Whitley	31 min
Jul 27, 3:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay, Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry	4 hr
Jul 27, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pulaski	46 min
Jul 27, 3:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Leslie	51 min
Jul 27, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley	50 min
Jul 27, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne	42 min
Jul 27, 4:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson	25 min
Jul 27, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Harlan, Leslie, Letcher	49 min
Jul 27, 4:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Clay	4 hr
Jul 27, 4:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne	35 min
Jul 27, 4:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Leslie, Perry	45 min
Jul 27, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley	39 min
Jul 27, 4:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	McCreary, Whitley	38 min
Jul 27, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne	64 min
Jul 27, 5:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley	6 hr
Jul 27, 5:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne	35 min
Jul 27, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry	48 min
Jul 27, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Whitley	41 min
Jul 27, 5:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bell, Harlan, Knox, McCreary, Whitley	3 hr
Jul 27, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Fleming, Rowan	51 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.