Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2016, 5:21 PM EDT for Elliott County, Johnson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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
- Jun 23, 2016, 5:21 PM EDT (21:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Elliott County, KY, Johnson County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 5:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Culver, KY | TREES DOWN ON GREEN BRIAR RD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 3:01 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -385 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1202 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
248
WFUS53 KJKL 232121
TORJKL
KYC063-115-232145-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0004.160623T2121Z-160623T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
521 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
EASTERN ELLIOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 521 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ISONVILLE...OR NEAR SANDY HOOK...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CULVER AROUND 525 PM EDT. KEATON...BARNROCK...GILLEM BRANCH AND
REDBUSH AROUND 535 PM EDT. FLATGAP AROUND 540 PM EDT.
CHANDLERVILLE...WINIFRED...SIP...KERZ...GALEN...STAMBAUGH...NIPPA
AND WITTENSVILLE AROUND 545 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 23 IN JOHNSON COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
10 AND 16.
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 OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3817 8298 3818 8292 3811 8289 3805 8296
3800 8295 3796 8282 3790 8270 3783 8279
3796 8299 3800 8296 3804 8297 3800 8304
3804 8313 3820 8304 3821 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 300DEG 33KT 3808 8305
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ABE2 follow-up statements
272
WWUS53 KJKL 232130
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
530 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
KYC063-232139-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160623T2145Z/
ELLIOTT KY-
530 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN ELLIOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
AND SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3796 8282 3790 8270 3783 8279 3796 8299
3800 8296 3800 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 300DEG 33KT 3804 8296
$$
KYC115-232145-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160623T2145Z/
JOHNSON KY-
530 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
JOHNSON COUNTY...
AT 529 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CULVER...OR NEAR BLAINE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... REDBUSH AROUND 535 PM EDT.
BARNROCK AND FLATGAP AROUND 540 PM EDT.
CHANDLERVILLE...WINIFRED...SIP...KERZ...GALEN...STAMBAUGH...NIPPA
AND WITTENSVILLE AROUND 545 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 23 IN JOHNSON COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
10 AND 16.
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 OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3796 8282 3790 8270 3783 8279 3796 8299
3800 8296 3800 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 300DEG 33KT 3804 8296
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ABE972
WWUS53 KJKL 232135
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
535 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
KYC115-232145-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160623T2145Z/
JOHNSON KY-
535 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 545
PM EDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
AND SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3796 8282 3790 8270 3783 8279 3796 8299
3800 8296 3800 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 300DEG 33KT 3804 8296
$$
ABEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 6:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 7:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Rowan | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 7:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 8:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 10:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 36 min |
| Jun 23, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Fleming, Rowan | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Fleming, Rowan | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 4:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Elliott, Fleming, Rowan | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Johnson | 25 min |
| Jun 23, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 6:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Montgomery | 64 min |
| Jun 23, 6:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Martin | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Magoffin, Owsley and 2 more | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Perry and 1 more | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Owsley, Pulaski and 1 more | 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.