Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2015, 8:58 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 32 min. 3 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, 8:58 PM EDT (00:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2015, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Clay County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:01 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, 9:01 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | Island City, KY | |
| Apr 25, 9:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Island City, KY | |
| Apr 25, 9:25 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Sw Buckhorn, 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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 236 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.
560
WFUS53 KJKL 260058
TORJKL
KYC051-109-189-193-260130-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0008.150426T0058Z-150426T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
858 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN OWSLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 858 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER NATHANTON...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MCKEE...MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
BUCKHORN...LUCKY FORK...WHOOPFLAREA...SOURWOOD...SAUL...TEGES...
TAFF...JACKS CREEK...ONEIDA...ISLAND CITY...MAULDEN...NATHANTON...
CHESTNUTBURG...BRUTUS...THOMAS...SEXTONS CREEK...MISTLETOE...
NEWFOUND...PANCO AND TRIXIE.
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 3732 8389 3738 8386 3737 8355 3733 8354
3734 8350 3736 8348 3735 8341 3734 8341
3729 8346 3728 8349 3726 8348 3723 8353
3719 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 282DEG 32KT 3735 8382
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SHALLENBERGER2 follow-up statements
451
WWUS53 KJKL 260111
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
911 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
KYC109-260120-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150426T0130Z/
JACKSON KY-
911 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3727 8375 3737 8372 3737 8355 3733 8354
3734 8350 3736 8348 3735 8341 3734 8341
3729 8346 3728 8349 3726 8348 3723 8353
3719 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 282DEG 36KT 3732 8364
$$
KYC051-189-193-260130-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150426T0130Z/
OWSLEY KY-PERRY KY-CLAY KY-
911 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OWSLEY...NORTHWESTERN PERRY AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY
COUNTIES...
AT 910 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER NEWFOUND...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF BOONEVILLE...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...
BUCKHORN...LUCKY FORK...WHOOPFLAREA...SAUL...TEGES...TAFF...JACKS
CREEK...ONEIDA...BRUTUS...THOMAS...MISTLETOE...NEWFOUND...PANCO...
TRIXIE...AMMIE...SETH...SEBASTIAN AND FELTY.
LAT...LON 3727 8375 3737 8372 3737 8355 3733 8354
3734 8350 3736 8348 3735 8341 3734 8341
3729 8346 3728 8349 3726 8348 3723 8353
3719 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 282DEG 36KT 3732 8364
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GEOGERIAN534
WWUS53 KJKL 260125
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
925 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
KYC051-189-193-260134-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150426T0130Z/
OWSLEY KY-PERRY KY-CLAY KY-
925 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OWSLEY...NORTHWESTERN PERRY
AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED...AND NO LONGER
APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9:45 PM.
LAT...LON 3727 8375 3737 8372 3737 8355 3733 8354
3734 8350 3736 8348 3735 8341 3734 8341
3729 8346 3728 8349 3726 8348 3723 8353
3719 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 282DEG 32KT 3732 8364
$$
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, 8:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Jackson, Owsley, Rockcastle | 32 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, 8:59 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.