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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2015, 8:28 PM EDT for Jackson County, Owsley County, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 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 25, 2015, 8:28 PM EDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2015, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Jackson County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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 25, 8:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | Mckee, KY | |
| Apr 25, 9:00 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Island City, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 522 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
937
WFUS53 KJKL 260028
TORJKL
KYC109-189-203-260100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0007.150426T0028Z-150426T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
828 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL OWSLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 827 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EGLON...OR NEAR MCKEE...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
MCKEE...NEW ZION...WANETA...GRAY HAWK...HERD...JOHNETTA...SHOP
BRANCH...SANDGAP...LOAM...GREEN HALL...COLLINGSWORTH...MACEDONIA...
TRAVELLERS REST...TYNER...EGLON...STURGEON...DABOLT...BRADSHAW...
PRIVETT AND HURLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.
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 3750 8422 3747 8377 3733 8380 3733 8383
3731 8387 3741 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 275DEG 33KT 3746 8411
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SHALLENBERGER2 follow-up statements
690
WWUS53 KJKL 260042
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
842 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
KYC203-260052-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150426T0100Z/
ROCKCASTLE KY-
842 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3749 8410 3747 8377 3733 8380 3733 8383
3731 8387 3739 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 275DEG 33KT 3745 8394
$$
KYC109-189-260100-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150426T0100Z/
OWSLEY KY-JACKSON KY-
842 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL OWSLEY AND CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 842 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER TURKEY FOOT...OR NEAR MCKEE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
MCKEE...NEW ZION...WANETA...GRAY HAWK...HERD...SHOP BRANCH...
SANDGAP...LOAM...GREEN HALL...COLLINGSWORTH...MACEDONIA...TRAVELLERS
REST...TYNER...STURGEON...BRADSHAW...PRIVETT...HURLEY...MUMMIE...
ELIAN AND MAULDEN.
LAT...LON 3749 8410 3747 8377 3733 8380 3733 8383
3731 8387 3739 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 275DEG 33KT 3745 8394
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GEOGERIAN333
WWUS53 KJKL 260104
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
904 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
KYC109-189-260112-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150426T0100Z/
OWSLEY KY-JACKSON KY-
904 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL OWSLEY AND CENTRAL JACKSON
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN REISSUED
FOR SOUTHERN OWSLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 9:30 PM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
OWSLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 9:30 PM.
LAT...LON 3749 8410 3747 8377 3733 8380 3733 8383
3731 8387 3739 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 275DEG 33KT 3745 8394
$$
GEOGERIANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle | 59 min |
| Apr 25, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 8:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 23 min |
| Apr 25, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Perry | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, Perry, Wolfe | 59 min |
| Apr 25, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Leslie, Owsley and 1 more | 60 min |
| Apr 25, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 8:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Owsley, Perry | 32 min |
| Apr 25, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle | 58 min |
| Apr 25, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 69 min |
| Apr 25, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 58 min |
| Apr 25, 10:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, McCreary, Whitley | 81 min |
| Apr 25, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 2 more | 78 min |
| Apr 25, 10:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 46 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.