Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2015, 5:31 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 21, 2015, 5:31 PM EDT (21:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2015, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Knott County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Perry County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 5:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Chavies, KY | TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 9 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -443 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1990 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
011
WUUS53 KJKL 212131
SVRJKL
KYC025-119-131-133-193-212215-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0064.150621T2131Z-150621T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
531 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL LETCHER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 530 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BUCKHORN
LAKE S.P....OR 11 MILES NORTH OF HYDEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAZARD...VICCO...BUCKHORN...CROCKETTSVILLE...DALEY...DIABLOCK...
RITCHIE...GANDER...BUCKHORN LAKE S.P....KRYPTON...SMITHSBORO...
BULAN...MOSLEY BEND...ELIC...ARMINTA...VALJEAN...FREW...CORDIA...
LAMONT AND SASSAFRAS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HAL ROGERS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 47 AND 59.
KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 80 IN PERRY COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 14.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3730 8355 3733 8355 3735 8354 3737 8354
3743 8352 3729 8291 3703 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 294DEG 29KT 3732 8344
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JP3 follow-up statements
070
WWUS53 KJKL 212150
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
550 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
KYC025-212159-
/O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-150621T2215Z/
BREATHITT KY-
550 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BREATHITT COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
BREATHITT COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3726 8346 3729 8345 3734 8341 3734 8338
3736 8337 3736 8335 3738 8333 3738 8330
3729 8291 3703 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 294DEG 23KT 3726 8326
$$
KYC119-131-133-193-212215-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-150621T2215Z/
LETCHER KY-PERRY KY-KNOTT KY-LESLIE KY-
550 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL LETCHER...PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT AND
NORTHEASTERN LESLIE COUNTIES...
AT 549 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER AVAWAM...OR
NEAR HAZARD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAZARD...VICCO...DALEY...DIABLOCK...BLUEFIELD...RITCHIE...GANDER...
KRYPTON...SMITHSBORO...WISCOAL...BULAN...MOSLEY BEND...ELIC...
ARMINTA...FREW...CORDIA...CARCASSONNE...LAMONT...LITTCARR AND CODY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HAL ROGERS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 59.
KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 80 IN PERRY COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 14.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3726 8346 3729 8345 3734 8341 3734 8338
3736 8337 3736 8335 3738 8333 3738 8330
3729 8291 3703 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 294DEG 23KT 3726 8326
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JP317
WWUS53 KJKL 212201
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
601 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
KYC119-131-133-193-212215-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-150621T2215Z/
LETCHER KY-PERRY KY-KNOTT KY-LESLIE KY-
601 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL LETCHER...SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT
AND EAST CENTRAL LESLIE COUNTIES...
AT 600 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ARMINTA...OR
10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAZARD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAZARD...VICCO...DALEY...DIABLOCK...BLUEFIELD...RITCHIE...GANDER...
SMITHSBORO...WISCOAL...BULAN...ELIC...ARMINTA...FREW...CORDIA...
CARCASSONNE...LITTCARR...CODY...SASSAFRAS...CORNETTSVILLE AND DIRK.
THIS INCLUDES KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 80 IN PERRY COUNTY NEAR MILE MARKER
11.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3717 8331 3725 8323 3727 8322 3731 8318
3732 8316 3734 8314 3729 8291 3703 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 293DEG 32KT 3717 8303
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JP335
WWUS53 KJKL 212209
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
609 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
KYC119-131-133-193-212218-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-150621T2215Z/
LETCHER KY-PERRY KY-KNOTT KY-LESLIE KY-
609 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LETCHER...
SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT AND EAST CENTRAL LESLIE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3717 8331 3725 8323 3727 8322 3731 8318
3732 8316 3734 8314 3729 8291 3703 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 294DEG 29KT 3717 8303
$$
JPWhat 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 21, 4:42 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 4:42 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 442 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 442 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015 CONVECTION IS FIRING ALONG AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT SETTLED DOWN INTO OUR AREA TODAY...PRODUCED BY AN MCS TO OUR NORTHWEST LAST NIGHT. WITH AMPLE SFC BASED INSTABILITY TO DRAW FROM...STORMS HAVE BEGUN TO FIRE WITH SOME LIKELY REACHING SEVERE LEVELS. WE HAVE GOTTEN SOME CALLS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME TREES DOWN IN SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY...BUT STILL TRYING TO CONFIRM. SPC HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING. ELONGATED RIDGE STRETCHING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CONUS WILL BUILD BACK TO THE EAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...CONTINUING THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY THAT WILL DRIVE HEAT INDEX VALUES WELL INTO THE 90S... AND CLOSE TO 100 OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS. THIS RIDGE WILL TEND TO KEEP ACTIVE WEATHER FROM CORE WESTERLIES TO OUR NORTH THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AS WELL. A TRUE SUMMERTIME PATTERN TO WELCOME IN THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 318 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015 MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. UNFORTUNATELY...THE HEAT...HUMIDITY...AND CHANCES FOR PRECIP ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. WE WILL START OFF WITH A BROAD AREA OF RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CONUS...CONTINUING TO REACH ITS WAY EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...A STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL PASS SOUTHWARD ALONG THE GREAT LAKES REGION...CREATING AN AREA OF PACKED ISOBARS AND STRONG WINDS JUST NORTH OF KENTUCKY. THE WNW FLOW THAT THIS CREATES WILL ALLOW SEVERAL SMALLER SHORTWAVES TO TRAVERSE THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEK...BRINGING OFF AND ON CHANCES OF PRECIP AND POSSIBILITIES FOR LARGER MCS DEVELOPMENT. BY THURSDAY...THE SHORTWAVE THAT MOVED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL BECOME WRAPPED UP IN A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST CANADIAN COAST. THIS WILL DEEPEN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY...AND PUSH THE RIDGING TO OUR SOUTH BACK WESTWARD TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND EVENTUALLY THE FOUR CORNER STATES BY THURSDAY NIGHT. KINKS IN THIS NW FLOW /SMALL SHORTWAVES/ WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SE TOWARDS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AS THIS OCCURS...STRENGTHENING AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND THE LONG TERM MODELS TRY TO PRODUCE ANOTHER STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WHICH WILL LEAD TO A DIGGING TROUGH OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN CONUS. WHILE THE EXACT TIMING OF THESE FEATURES IS STILL A BIT OFF THIS FAR OUT IN THE FORECAST...THE OVERALL PATTERN IS QUITE SIMILAR. AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP BELOW THE CLOSED LOW MOVING FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA. FROM THIS LOW A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL EXTEND WESTWARD...BECOMING CAUGHT AND ELONGATED IN THE WSW FLOW ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THIS BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE...SHIFTING NORTH AS THE NW FLOW DEEPENS...AND THEN BACK SOUTHWARD AGAIN AS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH BEGINS TO DIG FARTHER SOUTH. THE COMBINATION OF THIS BOUNDARY AND PASSING SHORTWAVES WILL CREATING THE RESULTING PRECIP CHANCES THROUGH THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMEST TUESDAY WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW STILL IN PLACE JUST AHEAD OF THE DROPPING COLD FRONT...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO FALL SLIGHTLY AS THE FRONT SHEARS OUT AND SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE REGION. IF THE EXTENDED MODELS HOLD TRUE...THE DIGGING TROUGH LATE IN THE WEEKEND WILL RESULT IN A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING JUST NORTH OF THE REGION...AND BRINGING OUR BEST WIDESPREAD CHANCE FOR PRECIP. GIVEN THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE BOUNDARY...EXPECT ANY PRECIP THAT DEVELOPS TO HAVE SOME THUNDER COMPONENT TO IT AND BE MOST PROMINENT DURING THE && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 215 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015 THERE APPEARS TO BE A CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT HAS SETTLED OVER THE COMMONWEALTH...LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FROM JUST SOUTH OF SDF TO DVK AND THEN BACK NORTHEAST...POSSIBLY JUST SOUTH OF SYM. BASED ON HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS EXPECTING THUNDERSTORMS TO FIRE UP IN THE VCNTY OF THIS SFC BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON ONCE WE HIT CONVECTIVE TEMPS...MID TO UPPER 80S OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. HAVE MAINTAINED A MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE TAFS AND WILL ADJUST ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON TIMING. ALSO EXPECTING SOME GUSTY WINDS IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE TONIGHT FOR MORE FOG THROUGH THE OEVRNIGHT. WEST...SOUTHWEST SFC WINDS AT AROUND 5-8 KTS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. THEN INCREASE BACK UP AROUND 5KT MONDAY. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...RAY LONG TERM...JMW AVIATION...RAY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 4:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 402 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015 KYZ044-050>052-060-104-106-221100- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... FRENCHBURG...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY 402 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAT INDICES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A PERSISTENT THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...A PROLONGED STRETCH OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY WITH HEAT INDICES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S EACH AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF WIND DAMAGE OR LARGE HAIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. KYZ058-059-068-069-079-080-083>088-107>120-221100- ESTILL-POWELL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY- WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE- BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY... STANTON...BRODHEAD...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE... SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY... CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE... CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN... JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ...COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY... PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 402 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 323 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAT INDICES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A PERSISTENT THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...A PROLONGED STRETCH OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY WITH HEAT INDICES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S EACH AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF WIND DAMAGE OR LARGE HAIL TODAY. ABE/RAY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:38 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
438 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
KYZ069-111-114-212115-
JACKSON-OWSLEY-LEE-
438 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT JACKSON...OWSLEY...LEE...
AT 437 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MACEDONIA...OR OVER
MCKEE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCKEE...NEW ZION...WANETA...ARVEL...GRAY HAWK...HERD...BANFORD...
SANDGAP...GREEN HALL...LAKES...MACEDONIA...TRAVELLERS REST...TYNER...
STURGEON...BRADSHAW...FOXTOWN...PRIVETT...MUMMIE...WILD DOG AND
EARNESTVILLE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY CAN RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN JACKSON KY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
&&
LAT...LON 3749 8411 3756 8405 3750 8370 3731 8385
3731 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 291DEG 23KT 3747 8398
JMWSpecial weather statement, Jun 21, 4:44 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
444 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
KYZ068-069-212115-
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-
444 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ROCKCASTLE...JACKSON...
AT 444 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER THREELINKS...OR 10
MILES WEST OF MCKEE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCKEE...WANETA...KERBY KNOB...PARROT...CARICO...JOHNETTA...SHOP
BRANCH...SANDGAP...LOAM...COLLINGSWORTH...SNIDER...MIDDLEFORK...
COOKSBURG...EGLON...MORRILL...BUMMER...DISPUTANTA...FOXTOWN...HURLEY
AND ROBINET.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 68 AND 72.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
&&
LAT...LON 3750 8435 3752 8436 3753 8435 3753 8430
3752 8430 3752 8427 3751 8427 3753 8423
3752 8420 3755 8417 3753 8393 3731 8406
3748 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 286DEG 20KT 3748 8419
JMWSpecial weather statement, Jun 21, 4:45 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
445 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
KYZ112-113-115-212115-
KNOTT-BREATHITT-PERRY-
445 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT KNOTT...BREATHITT...PERRY...
AT 445 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER TALBERT...OR 9 MILES
SOUTH OF JACKSON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAZARD...BUCKHORN...CROCKETTSVILLE...BARWICK...SALDEE...LOST CREEK...
KRYPTON...NED...CANOE...COPLAND...BEECH...SEBASTIAN'S BRANCH...
ALTRO...BULAN...NOBLE...HOWARD CREEK...WHICK...WATTS...WOLF COAL AND
LAMONT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HAL ROGERS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 59.
KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 80 IN KNOTT COUNTY NEAR MILE MARKER 1.
KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 80 IN PERRY COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 15.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
&&
LAT...LON 3732 8340 3735 8353 3753 8349 3751 8307
3724 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 286DEG 23KT 3742 8342
JPLocal storm report, Jun 21, 5:00 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
500 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0453 PM HAIL 2 ESE TALBERT 37.41N 83.43W
06/21/2015 M0.75 INCH BREATHITT KY NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
JCARICOSpecial weather statement, Jun 21, 5:03 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
503 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
KYZ079-212130-
PULASKI-
503 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PULASKI...
AT 502 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER SOMERSET...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOMERSET...SCIENCE HILL...BURNSIDE...CAINS STORE...PULASKI COUNTY
PARK...STAB...POINTER...BENT...FAUBUSH...SOMERSET PULASKI AIRPORT...
MAGNUM...GRADE...NANCY...ELIHU...SHOPVILLE...HOGUE...DYKES...RUTH...
FERGUSON AND MINTONVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 80 IN PULASKI COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND
33...AND NEAR MILE MARKER 38.
LOUIS B. NUNN PARKWAY
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
&&
LAT...LON 3712 8489 3718 8481 3716 8431 3694 8447
3708 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 278DEG 35KT 3709 8466
JMWSpecial weather statement, Jun 21, 5:09 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 509 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015 KYZ080-086-116-212145- CLAY-KNOX-LAUREL- 509 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CLAY...KNOX...LAUREL... AT 508 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MAPLESVILLE...OR NEAR LONDON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LONDON...MANCHESTER...GREEN ROAD...BUSH...BLACKWATER...GIRDLER... SPRULE...COTTONGIN...HAVEN...PORTERSBURG...CANE CREEK...HOOKER... TUTTLE...HOUSE...LAKE...HORSE CREEK JUNCTION...HERRON...SIBERT... LESBAS AND LITTLETON. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... HAL ROGERS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 27. INTERSTATE 75 IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 35 AND 37. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. && LAT...LON 3706 8412 3723 8404 3715 8363 3689 8375 TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 291DEG 18KT 3712 8400 JP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie, Perry | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 51 min |
| Jun 21, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Perry | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell | 20 min |
| Jun 21, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Wayne | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 5:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 33 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.