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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Jackson, KY

July 27, 20144 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2014, 3:11 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 34 min. 8 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, 3:11 PM EDT (19:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2014, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Clay County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Perry County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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, 3:25 PM EDT	HAIL 2.75	Burning Springs, KY
Jul 27, 3:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nnw Manchester, KY	2 TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 421 IN BETWEEN MILE MARKER 21 AND 22.
Jul 27, 3:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Ne Hector, KY	2 TREES DOWN ALONG KY-149 NEAR MILE MARKER 6 IN THE VICINITY OF HECTOR.
Jul 27, 3:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Thousandsticks, KY	ONE TREE DOWN. POWER LINES DOWN ON RESIDENCE.
Jul 27, 3:50 PM EDT	HAIL 1	1 Sw Hyden, KY
Jul 27, 3:54 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	E Peabody, KY	TREES DOWN DUE TO HIGH WINDS.
Jul 27, 3:55 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Marcum, KY	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 66S BETWEEN PEABODY AND GARDNER. TRASH AND DEBRIS REPORTED ACROSS HIGHWAY.
Jul 27, 3:55 PM EDT	HAIL 4.25	Bear Branch, 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 242 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

016 
WFUS53 KJKL 271911
TORJKL
KYC051-109-131-193-271945-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0009.140727T1911Z-140727T1945Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT

* AT 309 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGH KNOB...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
  WILD CAT AND BARCREEK AROUND 320 PM EDT.
  SPURLOCK AND ENLINE AROUND 325 PM EDT.
  JACKS CREEK AND SIZEROCK AROUND 330 PM EDT.
  THOUSANDSTICKS AND KALIOPI AROUND 335 PM EDT.
  HYDEN AND DRYHILL AROUND 340 PM EDT.
  WOOTON AND SMILAX AROUND 345 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ERILINE.

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 3720 8394 3725 8395 3726 8401 3729 8409
      3736 8404 3733 8363 3726 8356 3727 8355
      3726 8353 3727 8353 3729 8355 3733 8355
      3730 8317 3700 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 282DEG 42KT 3725 8380

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

GREIF

1 follow-up statement

274 
WWUS53 KJKL 271930
SVSJKL

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

KYC109-271941-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140727T1945Z/
JACKSON KY-
330 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3720 8394 3726 8393 3726 8390 3730 8387
      3730 8362 3726 8356 3727 8355 3726 8353
      3727 8353 3729 8355 3731 8351 3730 8317
      3700 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 282DEG 42KT 3720 8351

$$

KYC051-131-193-271945-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140727T1945Z/
LESLIE KY-PERRY KY-CLAY KY-
330 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CLAY...CENTRAL
PERRY AND LESLIE COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 328 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR JACKS CREEK...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
  HYDEN AND DRYHILL AROUND 340 PM EDT.
  WOOTON AND SMILAX AROUND 345 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 3720 8394 3726 8393 3726 8390 3730 8387
      3730 8362 3726 8356 3727 8355 3726 8353
      3727 8353 3729 8355 3731 8351 3730 8317
      3700 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 282DEG 42KT 3720 8351

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

GREIF

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, 3:26 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, 4:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Harlan, Leslie	45 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

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.