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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2017, 8:06 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 27, 2017, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2017, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 27, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- 63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
643
WUUS53 KJKL 280006
SVRJKL
KYC051-109-125-199-203-280030-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0021.170328T0006Z-170328T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
806 PM EDT MON MAR 27 2017
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Laurel County in south central Kentucky...
Southern Jackson County in southeastern Kentucky...
East central Pulaski County in south central Kentucky...
Southeastern Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky...
Northwestern Clay County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 830 PM EDT
* At 806 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Collingsworth to Hazel Patch to near Billows, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
London, McKee, Carico, Donaro, Grace, Robinet, Pittsburg, Zekes
Point, Shop Branch, Maulden, Fogertown, Mummie, Treadway, Tyner,
Privett, Bradshaw, Horse Lick, Hurley, Settle Store and Mershons.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3710 8442 3719 8427 3739 8423 3744 8389
3744 8384 3737 8381 3735 8379 3735 8377
3728 8373 3711 8381
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 234DEG 49KT 3747 8409 3725 8417 3713 8431
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SHALLENBERGER1 follow-up statement
045
WWUS53 KJKL 280030
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
830 PM EDT MON MAR 27 2017
KYC051-109-125-199-203-280039-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170328T0030Z/
Laurel KY-Jackson KY-Pulaski KY-Rockcastle KY-Clay KY-
830 PM EDT MON MAR 27 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAUREL...SOUTHERN
JACKSON...EAST CENTRAL PULASKI...SOUTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE AND
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with these thunderstorms.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
south central and southeastern Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3710 8442 3719 8427 3739 8423 3744 8389
3744 8384 3737 8381 3735 8379 3735 8377
3728 8373 3711 8381
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 234DEG 49KT 3764 8380 3742 8388 3730 8402
$$
KASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 8:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Perry | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley and 2 more | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Powell, Rowan | 35 min |
| Mar 27, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Owsley, Perry | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 37 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.