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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2015, 7:10 PM EDT for Estill County, Jackson County, Lee County, Kentucky. It was in force for 50 min. 2 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
- Apr 7, 2015, 7:10 PM EDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Estill County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Lee County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 7:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sw Irvine, KY | LOCATED ALONG HWY 499. TURNED OVER AND BLEW A 100 LB. PLAYSET ABOUT 40 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 8:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Crystal, KY | TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 52 NEAR HATTON HOLLOW HILL. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 2 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 631 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KJKL 072310
TORJKL
KYC065-109-129-080000-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0003.150407T2310Z-150408T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
710 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
ESTILL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 709 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RICHMOND...OR 13 MILES
WEST OF IRVINE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IRVINE...RAVENNA...ARVEL...WILLOW SHOALS...NORTH IRVINE...
CRESSMONT...IDA MAY...PITTS...BANFORD...PATSEY...SOUTH IRVINE...
RICE STATION...WAGERSVILLE...FITCHBURG...DRIP ROCK...STATION
CAMP...WILLOW TREE...LEIGHTON...WHYNOT AND PRYSE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3767 8409 3768 8410 3770 8409 3774 8410
3775 8377 3773 8372 3752 8374 3749 8375
3749 8380 3750 8387 3752 8387 3751 8389
3756 8409 3764 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 272DEG 22KT 3767 8421
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
JP3 follow-up statements
645
WWUS53 KJKL 072326
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
726 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
KYC109-072336-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150408T0000Z/
JACKSON KY-
726 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3773 8410 3774 8374 3772 8373 3757 8374
3757 8379 3762 8405 3764 8413 3767 8409
3768 8410 3770 8409
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 272DEG 22KT 3767 8410
$$
KYC065-129-080000-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150408T0000Z/
LEE KY-ESTILL KY-
726 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LEE AND CENTRAL ESTILL COUNTIES...
AT 726 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BLACKBURN...OR 7 MILES WEST OF IRVINE...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IRVINE...RAVENNA...PINNACLE...WILLOW SHOALS...COBHILL...NORTH
IRVINE...WEST IRVINE...WITT...GREELEY...PITTS...PATSEY...BLACKBURN...
SOUTH IRVINE...RICE STATION...WAGERSVILLE...FITCHBURG...OLD
LANDING...STATION CAMP...SANDHILL AND WILLOW TREE.
LAT...LON 3773 8410 3774 8374 3772 8373 3757 8374
3757 8379 3762 8405 3764 8413 3767 8409
3768 8410 3770 8409
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 272DEG 22KT 3767 8410
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
SHALLENBERGER065
WWUS53 KJKL 072349
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
749 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
KYC065-129-080000-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150408T0000Z/
LEE KY-ESTILL KY-
749 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LEE AND CENTRAL ESTILL COUNTIES...
AT 749 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER DOE CREEK...OR NEAR IRVINE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IRVINE...RAVENNA...PINNACLE...WILLOW SHOALS...COBHILL...NORTH
IRVINE...GREELEY...PITTS...PATSEY...SOUTH IRVINE...WAGERSVILLE...
FITCHBURG...OLD LANDING...WILLOW TREE...LEIGHTON...WHYNOT...TEXOLA...
SHADE...PRYSE AND COW CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3774 8374 3772 8373 3757 8374 3757 8379
3761 8400 3766 8399 3768 8399 3769 8398
3773 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 272DEG 22KT 3766 8392
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JP076
WWUS53 KJKL 072357
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
757 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
KYC065-129-080006-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150408T0000Z/
LEE KY-ESTILL KY-
757 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LEE AND CENTRAL ESTILL
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM EDT...
THE TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN REISSUED
FOR LEE COUNTY AND SOUTHEASTERN ESTILL COUNTY AS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830
PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
JACKSON KY.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEE COUNTY
AND SOUTHEASTERN ESTILL COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3774 8374 3772 8373 3757 8374 3757 8379
3761 8400 3766 8399 3768 8399 3769 8398
3773 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 272DEG 22KT 3766 8392
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 9:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 9:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 12:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 7, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 6:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 7, 6:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 56 min |
| Apr 7, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 3 more | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 7:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Apr 7, 7:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Wolfe | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 7:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Powell, Wolfe | 6 hr |
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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.