Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2017, 5:49 PM EDT for Laurel County, Pulaski County, Kentucky. It was in force for 26 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
- May 27, 2017, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2017, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Laurel County, KY, Pulaski County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 5:56 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Bent, KY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 231 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
- 825 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
129
WFUS53 KJKL 272149
TORJKL
KYC125-199-272215-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0006.170527T2149Z-170527T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
549 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Laurel County in south central Kentucky...
East central Pulaski County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 615 PM EDT
* At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Shopville, or near Somerset, moving east at 20
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...
Bent, Grade and Dykes around 600 PM EDT.
Billows, Bunch and Rockcastle Springs around 615 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 3709 8456 3719 8456 3720 8434 3717 8430
3718 8427 3719 8428 3720 8428 3721 8426
3721 8417 3697 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 276DEG 18KT 3714 8451
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JMW2 follow-up statements
834
WWUS53 KJKL 272206
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
606 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017
KYC125-199-272215-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170527T2215Z/
Laurel KY-Pulaski KY-
606 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL AND EAST CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTIES...
At 606 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bent, or 11 miles east of Somerset, moving east at
20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Mount Victory around 610 PM EDT.
Bunch around 615 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3706 8448 3714 8446 3714 8418 3697 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 276DEG 18KT 3713 8440
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
JMW513
WWUS53 KJKL 272214
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
614 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017
KYC125-199-272223-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170527T2215Z/
Laurel KY-Pulaski KY-
614 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL AND EAST CENTRAL
PULASKI COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened, and no longer
appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore the warning will
be allowed to expire. However, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains
in effect for this storm.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
south central Kentucky.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
JACKSON KY.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of Pulaski and Laurel County for the same storm.
LAT...LON 3706 8448 3714 8446 3714 8418 3697 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 276DEG 18KT 3713 8437
$$
JMWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 26 more | 23 hr |
| May 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 40 min |
| May 27, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Owsley, Rockcastle | 51 min |
| May 27, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee, Powell | 60 min |
| May 27, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell | 48 min |
| May 27, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 56 min |
| May 27, 4:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Powell | 3 hr |
| May 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 3 hr |
| May 27, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 34 min |
| May 27, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill | 18 min |
| May 27, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lee, Morgan, Wolfe | 24 min |
| May 27, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee | 23 min |
| May 27, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 34 min |
| May 27, 5:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley | 30 min |
| May 27, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 24 min |
| May 27, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee | 32 min |
| May 27, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Pulaski | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 29 min |
| May 27, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 28 min |
| May 27, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 24 min |
| May 27, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 33 min |
| May 27, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 26 min |
| May 27, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Perry | 35 min |
| May 27, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knott, Perry | 34 min |
| May 27, 5:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Lee | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 36 min |
| May 27, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski | 33 min |
| May 27, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knott, Letcher, Perry | 35 min |
| May 27, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott | 32 min |
| May 27, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 31 min |
| May 27, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 25 min |
| May 27, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 36 min |
| May 27, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 25 min |
| May 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 31 min |
| May 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott | 31 min |
| May 27, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 27 min |
| May 27, 7:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 6 hr |
| May 27, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 29 min |
| May 27, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 35 min |
| May 27, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel | 33 min |
| May 27, 7:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Elliott | 2 hr |
| May 27, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 28 min |
| May 27, 7:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Whitley | 3 hr |
| May 27, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 25 min |
| May 27, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 33 min |
| May 27, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 30 min |
| May 27, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 28 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.