Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2015, 8:28 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2015, 8:28 PM EDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2015, 8:48 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Lee County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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.
| 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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KJKL 080028
TORJKL
KYC025-129-153-237-080115-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0005.150408T0028Z-150408T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
828 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
WEST CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 828 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER FLAT...OR NEAR CAMPTON...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
JACKSON...SALYERSVILLE...CAMPTON...SIMPSON...MALAGA...CORNELIA...
SEWELL...LANE...DAISYDELL...VADA...HAGER...SEILTZ...VANCLEVE...
GILMORE...CUTUNO...GUAGE...LAMBRIC...AIREDALE...HAGINSVILLE AND
BURKHART.
THIS INCLUDES BERT T. COMBS MOUNTAIN PARKWAY NEAR MILE MARKER 43...
NEAR MILE MARKER 46...BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND 51...BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 53 AND 55...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 75.
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 3776 8307 3750 8309 3760 8364 3774 8363
3775 8331 3774 8329 3772 8328 3771 8326
3774 8324 3775 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 272DEG 24KT 3765 8354
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JP2 follow-up statements
600
WWUS53 KJKL 080041
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
841 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
KYC129-080050-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150408T0115Z/
LEE KY-
841 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF LEE COUNTY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3776 8307 3750 8309 3758 8352 3774 8352
3775 8331 3774 8329 3772 8328 3771 8326
3774 8324 3775 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 272DEG 24KT 3765 8344
$$
KYC025-153-237-080115-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150408T0115Z/
BREATHITT KY-WOLFE KY-MAGOFFIN KY-
841 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
BREATHITT...SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE AND WEST CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTIES...
AT 840 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER WILHURST...OR NEAR JACKSON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
JACKSON...SALYERSVILLE...SIMPSON...MALAGA...CORNELIA...SEWELL...
LANE...DAISYDELL...HAGER...SEILTZ...VANCLEVE...GILMORE...CUTUNO...
GUAGE...LAMBRIC...HAGINSVILLE...BURKHART...EPSON...BAPTIST AND DALE.
THIS INCLUDES BERT T. COMBS MOUNTAIN PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49
AND 51...BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND 55...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64
AND 75.
LAT...LON 3776 8307 3750 8309 3758 8352 3774 8352
3775 8331 3774 8329 3772 8328 3771 8326
3774 8324 3775 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 272DEG 24KT 3765 8344
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JP547
WWUS53 KJKL 080048
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
848 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
KYC025-153-237-080058-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150408T0115Z/
BREATHITT KY-WOLFE KY-MAGOFFIN KY-
848 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BREATHITT...SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE
AND WEST CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
JACKSON KY.
LAT...LON 3776 8307 3750 8309 3758 8352 3774 8352
3775 8331 3774 8329 3772 8328 3771 8326
3774 8324 3775 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 272DEG 24KT 3765 8337
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Laurel, Rockcastle | 60 min |
| Apr 7, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 23 min |
| Apr 7, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 4:25 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:31 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Whitley | 54 hr |
| Apr 8, 6:03 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee | 4 days |
| Apr 8, 6:03 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 5 days |
| Apr 8, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Fleming, Rowan | 42 min |
| Apr 8, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Fleming, Rowan | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rowan | 25 min |
| Apr 8, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Rowan | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Morgan | 40 min |
| Apr 8, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Morgan | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 57 min |
| Apr 8, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 3:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 43 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 19 min |
| Apr 8, 6:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Rowan | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Rowan | 65 min |
| Apr 8, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 61 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.