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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY

April 27, 2016Bell County, Knox County, Whitley County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2016, 9:07 PM EDT for Bell County, Knox County, Whitley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 38 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: Apr 27, 2016, 9:07 PM EDT (01:07 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2016, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bell County, KY, Knox County, KY, Whitley County, KY

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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 27, 9:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Goins, KY	A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 92 AND 1809 IN SILER. THIS IS A CORRECTED ENTRY FOR LOCATION. WE HAVE A TOWN NAMED SILER IN NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY AND ANOTHER TOWN NAMED SILER IN SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTY.OUR LOCAL STORM REPORT GUI ONLY R

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 279 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1503 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.4

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The text

As transmitted.

647 
WUUS53 KJKL 280107
SVRJKL
KYC013-121-235-280145-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0013.160428T0107Z-160428T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
907 PM EDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTH CENTRAL KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN BELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 906 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SAXTON...OR 9
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DIXIE...NEVISDALE...FRAKES...LOT...GOINS...SAXTON...PACKARD...CHENOA...
  SILER...MOUNTAIN ASH...POLLY CAMP...RED ASH...GAUSDALE...PRUDEN...VERNE...
  FONDE...BRYANTS STORE...PLEASANT VIEW...BIRDSEYE AND GATLIFF.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 1 AND 8.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
JACKSON KY.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3659 8415 3667 8420 3679 8392 3659 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 245DEG 18KT 3663 8408 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GREIF

2 follow-up statements

512 
WWUS53 KJKL 280122
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
922 PM EDT WED APR 27 2016

KYC013-121-235-280145-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160428T0145Z/
WHITLEY KY-KNOX KY-BELL KY-
922 PM EDT WED APR 27 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL KNOX AND SOUTHWESTERN BELL
COUNTIES...

AT 922 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GATLIFF...OR 11
MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DIXIE...NEVISDALE...GAUSDALE...FRAKES...GOINS...VERNE...BRYANTS STORE...
PACKARD...CHENOA...BIRDSEYE...SILER...POLLY CAMP...GATLIFF...CARPENTER...
WILKERSON...PEARL AND LUCKY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
JACKSON KY.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3659 8399 3671 8412 3679 8392 3662 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 245DEG 18KT 3666 8399 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GREIF

060 
WWUS53 KJKL 280142
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
942 PM EDT WED APR 27 2016

KYC013-121-235-280151-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160428T0145Z/
WHITLEY KY-KNOX KY-BELL KY-
942 PM EDT WED APR 27 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY...SOUTH
CENTRAL KNOX AND SOUTHWESTERN BELL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM
EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
JACKSON KY.

LAT...LON 3659 8399 3671 8412 3679 8392 3662 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 245DEG 18KT 3666 8399 

$$

GREIF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 8:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	McCreary	3 hr
Apr 27, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Knox, Whitley	61 min
Apr 27, 9:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Knox, Whitley	40 min
Apr 27, 10:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Leslie	65 min
Apr 27, 10:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Clay	61 min
Apr 27, 10:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne	58 min
Apr 27, 11:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel, Rockcastle	30 min
Apr 27, 11:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Pike	40 min
Apr 28, 12:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Clay, Estill, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee and 4 more	43 min
Apr 28, 12:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bath, Breathitt, Estill, Fleming, Lee, Menifee and 4 more	38 min
Apr 28, 12:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Letcher	34 min
Apr 28, 12:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Pike	32 min
Apr 28, 1:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin and 1 more	34 min
Apr 28, 1:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more	39 min
Apr 28, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott, Rowan	39 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.