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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Jackson, KY

June 8, 20155 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 50 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
Jun 8, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2015, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bell County, KY, Clay County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Knox County, KY, Leslie County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 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
Jun 8, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 277 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2015-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2015-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1344 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 Jun 8, 3:10 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 3:10 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 10:07 AM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1007 AM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-091715-
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...CAMARGO...
JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...
IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BRODHEAD...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON...
MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...
BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...
SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...
SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...BEATTYVILLE...
JACKSON...HINDMAN...PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...
MANCHESTER...HYDEN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ...COAL RUN...
ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON
1007 AM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND AGAIN FROM THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY...MAINLY DURING EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF DAMAGING WINDS
OR LARGE HAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

KAS/JP/SHALLENBERGER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 1:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
105 PM EDT MON JUN 08 2015

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

0102 PM     HAIL             MANCHESTER              37.15N 83.77W
06/08/2015  E0.25 INCH       CLAY               KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZED HAIL FALLING IN DOWNTOWN MANCHESTER.

&&

JCARICO
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
107 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

KYZ086-115>117-081730-
CLAY-KNOX-LESLIE-PERRY-
107 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CLAY...KNOX...LESLIE...PERRY...

AT 106 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER PIGEONROOST...OR NEAR
MANCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANCHESTER...HYDEN...BUCKHORN...SIDELL...BEAR BRANCH...SPRULE...
COTTONGIN...BUCKHORN LAKE S.P....KRYPTON...WENDOVER...HAVEN...MOSLEY
BEND...HOOKER...HOUSE...PANCO...HORSE CREEK JUNCTION...HERRON...
ENLINE...SIBERT AND SPRING CREEK.

THIS INCLUDES HAL ROGERS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 53.

&&

LAT...LON 3704 8389 3705 8387 3707 8389 3709 8386
      3712 8389 3711 8392 3714 8394 3730 8359
      3726 8353 3727 8352 3729 8355 3732 8355
      3737 8344 3734 8340 3734 8338 3736 8336
      3714 8324 3697 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 246DEG 40KT 3710 8381

DJ
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
133 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

KYZ109-112-081800-
BREATHITT-MAGOFFIN-
133 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BREATHITT...MAGOFFIN...

AT 132 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER STEVENSON...OR NEAR
JACKSON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSON...SALYERSVILLE...MASON...PRESS...CORNELIA...SEWELL...
BROWNLOW...ORCHARD...QUICKSAND...DAISYDELL...PORTSMOUTH...GUNLOCK...
SEILTZ...MARSHALLVILLE...LOST CREEK...CANOE...EVANSTON...COPLAND...
VANCLEVE AND GYPSY.

THIS INCLUDES BERT T. COMBS MOUNTAIN PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70
AND 76.

&&

LAT...LON 3780 8297 3771 8294 3767 8294 3765 8292
      3754 8289 3751 8304 3752 8305 3752 8309
      3750 8310 3743 8348 3765 8341 3768 8332
      3767 8326 3770 8325 3771 8326 3781 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 250DEG 34KT 3760 8328

DJ
Local storm report, Jun 8, 2:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
202 PM EDT MON JUN 08 2015

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

0202 PM     HAIL             2 N PRESTONSBURG        37.70N 82.77W
06/08/2015  E0.25 INCH       FLOYD              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JCARICO
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:18 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
318 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

KYZ085>088-116-081945-
BELL-HARLAN-CLAY-WHITLEY-KNOX-
318 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BELL...HARLAN...CLAY...
WHITLEY...KNOX...

AT 318 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER BRYANTS STORE...OR
NEAR BARBOURVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BARBOURVILLE...PINEVILLE...GREEN ROAD...CALVIN...CLATE...GIRDLER...
STONY FORK JUNCTION...KING...EMMANUEL...PONZA...BRUSH CREEK...
ARTEMUS...CANNON...EROSE...TROSPER...HINKLE...BIMBLE...SPRING
CREEK...FLAT LICK AND BALKAN.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 U.S. HIGHWAY 25 EAST IN BELL COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 18.
 U.S. HIGHWAY 25 EAST IN KNOX COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 17.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 8409 3687 8408 3710 8354 3708 8355
      3707 8354 3704 8355 3702 8352 3693 8351
      3691 8349 3689 8349 3671 8344
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 251DEG 36KT 3679 8392

DJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 1:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay23 min
Jun 8, 1:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLJohnson24 min
Jun 8, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBreathitt, Magoffin27 min
Jun 8, 1:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more50 min
Jun 8, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell, Knox27 min
Jun 8, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLHarlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry23 min
Jun 8, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLFleming44 min
Jun 8, 4:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Harlan, Knox, Letcher, Whitley3 hr
Jun 8, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell, Harlan, Letcher13 min
Jun 8, 4:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLBell, Knox, Whitley3 hr
Jun 8, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell26 min
Jun 8, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLEstill, Lee, Wolfe59 min
Jun 8, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLElliott, Morgan, Rowan62 min
Jun 8, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJackson, Owsley, Rockcastle60 min
Jun 8, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLElliott, Johnson, Morgan39 min
Jun 8, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLElliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan38 min
Jun 8, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Lee, Wolfe30 min
Jun 8, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJohnson, Magoffin, Martin62 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.