Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2017, 7:51 PM EDT for Fleming County, Rowan County, 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
- May 19, 2017, 7:51 PM EDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2017, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
Counties Fleming County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 387 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
832
WFUS53 KJKL 192351
TORJKL
KYC069-205-200015-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0003.170519T2351Z-170520T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
751 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Fleming County in east central Kentucky...
North central Rowan County in east central Kentucky...
* Until 815 PM EDT
* At 751 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Plummers Landing, or 11 miles northwest of
Morehead, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Waltz around 805 PM EDT.
Triplett around 810 PM EDT.
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 3832 8336 3832 8334 3830 8333 3825 8334
3830 8362 3834 8361 3835 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 271DEG 24KT 3832 8357
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75
$$
KAS2 follow-up statements
417
WWUS53 KJKL 200005
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
805 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017
KYC069-200015-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170520T0015Z/
Fleming KY-
805 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FLEMING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3832 8336 3832 8334 3830 8333 3825 8334
3829 8352 3830 8351 3832 8350 3832 8349
3834 8350 3835 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 271DEG 24KT 3832 8347
$$
KYC205-200015-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170520T0015Z/
Rowan KY-
805 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTY...
At 805 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Waltz, or 8 miles north of Morehead, moving east at
30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Triplett around 815 PM EDT.
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 3832 8336 3832 8334 3830 8333 3825 8334
3829 8352 3830 8351 3832 8350 3832 8349
3834 8350 3835 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 271DEG 24KT 3832 8347
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KAS877
WWUS53 KJKL 200014
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
814 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017
KYC205-200024-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170520T0015Z/
Rowan KY-
814 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
815 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3832 8336 3832 8334 3830 8333 3825 8334
3829 8352 3830 8351 3832 8350 3832 8349
3834 8350 3835 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 271DEG 24KT 3832 8342
$$
KASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 7:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 29 min |
| May 19, 7:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 26 min |
| May 19, 7:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 26 min |
| May 19, 8:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 118 min |
| May 19, 9:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 3 hr |
| May 19, 10:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Laurel, Owsley | 31 min |
| May 19, 10:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 3 hr |
| May 19, 10:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 3 hr |
| May 19, 10:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Perry | 3 hr |
| May 19, 10:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knott, Perry | 3 hr |
| May 19, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 52 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.