Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 4:23 PM EDT for Estill County, Jackson County, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 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 24, 2017, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2017, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Estill County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1:19 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 828 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
743
WFUS53 KJKL 242023
TORJKL
KYC065-109-203-242100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0004.170524T2023Z-170524T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
423 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Estill County in east central Kentucky...
Northwestern Jackson County in southeastern Kentucky...
Northern Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 500 PM EDT
* At 423 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Roundstone, or near Mount Vernon, moving northeast
at 45 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...
Threelinks around 430 PM EDT.
Morrill, Clover Bottom, Eglon and Sandgap around 435 PM EDT.
Shirley, Hisel, Kerby Knob and Brazil around 440 PM EDT.
Locust Branch, Alcorn and Blanton Flats around 445 PM EDT.
Jinks around 450 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Brodhead.
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 3748 8442 3748 8437 3754 8435 3753 8430
3752 8430 3751 8426 3753 8423 3752 8420
3756 8416 3756 8409 3764 8413 3767 8409
3757 8395 3732 8429 3744 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 223DEG 39KT 3744 8431
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SHALLENBERGER2 follow-up statements
668
WWUS53 KJKL 242037
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
437 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
KYC065-109-203-242100-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170524T2100Z/
Estill KY-Jackson KY-Rockcastle KY-
437 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ESTILL...NORTHWESTERN JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN
ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES...
At 437 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Shirley, or 13 miles northwest of McKee, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Locust Branch, Alcorn and Blanton Flats around 445 PM EDT.
Jinks around 450 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3754 8435 3753 8430 3752 8430 3751 8426
3753 8423 3752 8420 3756 8416 3756 8409
3764 8413 3767 8409 3756 8396 3755 8398
3744 8417 3748 8430
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 223DEG 39KT 3756 8417
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SHALLENBERGER598
WWUS53 KJKL 242054
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
454 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
KYC065-109-203-242103-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170524T2100Z/
Estill KY-Jackson KY-Rockcastle KY-
454 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ESTILL...NORTHWESTERN JACKSON
AND NORTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for south central,
southeastern and east central Kentucky.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
JACKSON KY.
LAT...LON 3754 8435 3753 8430 3752 8430 3751 8426
3753 8423 3752 8420 3756 8416 3756 8409
3764 8413 3767 8409 3756 8396 3755 8398
3744 8417 3748 8430
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 223DEG 39KT 3769 8402
$$
SHALLENBERGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 11:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 23 min |
| May 24, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 28 min |
| May 24, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Letcher, Perry | 23 min |
| May 24, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 26 min |
| May 24, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 23 min |
| May 24, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 33 min |
| May 24, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Pike | 32 min |
| May 24, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Martin, Pike | 37 min |
| May 24, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 34 min |
| May 24, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 29 min |
| May 24, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 18 min |
| May 24, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 61 min |
| May 24, 2:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 3 hr |
| May 24, 2:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pike | 3 hr |
| May 24, 2:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 3 hr |
| May 24, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 43 min |
| May 24, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 60 min |
| May 24, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Rockcastle | 52 min |
| May 24, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee, Powell | 33 min |
| May 24, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee, Powell | 47 min |
| May 24, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott, Rowan | 66 min |
| May 24, 6:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Rowan | 26 min |
| May 24, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 25 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.