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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY

April 3, 20186 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2018, 10:53 PM EDT for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 37 min. 2 reports 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: Apr 3, 2018, 10:53 PM EDT (02:53 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2018, 11:30 PM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Elliott County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Powell County, KY, Wolfe County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Apr 3, 11:23 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se West Liberty, KY	A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON US460.
Apr 3, 11:32 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Crockett, KY	TREES AND LARGE LIMBS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN.

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
Apr 3, 9:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 67 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1229 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 242 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 401 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

927 
WUUS53 KJKL 040253
SVRJKL
KYC063-153-165-175-197-237-040330-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0013.180404T0253Z-180404T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1053 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Powell County in east central Kentucky...
  Morgan County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Menifee County in east central Kentucky...
  Northwestern Magoffin County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Central Wolfe County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Elliott County in east central Kentucky...

* Until 1130 PM EDT

* At 1053 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Tabor to Leeco, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  West Liberty, Sandy Hook, Frenchburg, Campton, Henry, Lewis,
  Wellington, Campsites in the Indian Creek area of the Daniel Boone
  National Forrest, Zag, Moon, Florress, Cornwell, Leeco, Rothwell,
  Lick Branch, Pekin, Omer, Pine Ridge, Fagan and Wonnie.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3819 8299 3802 8300 3800 8302 3797 8301
      3778 8303 3770 8368 3775 8377 3795 8374
      3805 8346 3803 8348 3805 8342 3804 8340
      3812 8326 3819 8306 3818 8305 3820 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 253DEG 45KT 3794 8366 3772 8368 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KAS

2 follow-up statements

379 
WWUS53 KJKL 040314
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1114 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018

KYC063-153-165-175-197-237-040330-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180404T0330Z/
Powell KY-Morgan KY-Menifee KY-Magoffin KY-Wolfe KY-Elliott KY-
1114 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN POWELL...MORGAN...SOUTHEASTERN MENIFEE...
NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN...CENTRAL WOLFE AND ELLIOTT COUNTIES...

At 1114 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Blaze to Daysboro, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
West Liberty, Sandy Hook, Campton, Henry, Lewis, Zag, Moon, Florress,
Leeco, Lick Branch, Pekin, Omer, Pine Ridge, Wonnie, Panama, Ezel,
Ever, Cottle, Perlie and Gordon Ford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3819 8299 3802 8300 3800 8302 3797 8301
      3778 8303 3770 8368 3775 8377 3788 8355
      3791 8349 3798 8344 3805 8342 3804 8340
      3812 8326 3819 8306 3818 8305 3820 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 253DEG 45KT 3801 8336 3779 8338 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DJ

939 
WWUS53 KJKL 040326
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1126 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018

KYC063-153-165-175-197-237-040335-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180404T0330Z/
Powell KY-Morgan KY-Menifee KY-Magoffin KY-Wolfe KY-Elliott KY-
1126 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN POWELL...
MORGAN...SOUTHEASTERN MENIFEE...NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN...CENTRAL WOLFE
AND ELLIOTT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM EDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for
southeastern and east central Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3819 8299 3802 8300 3800 8302 3797 8301
      3778 8303 3770 8368 3775 8377 3788 8355
      3791 8349 3798 8344 3805 8342 3804 8340
      3812 8326 3819 8306 3818 8305 3820 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 253DEG 45KT 3805 8319 3783 8321 

$$

DJ

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 10:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Jackson, Rockcastle	43 min
Apr 3, 10:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more	48 min
Apr 3, 10:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bath, Montgomery	31 min
Apr 3, 10:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Jackson, Rockcastle	18 min
Apr 3, 10:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle	42 min
Apr 3, 11:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Wolfe	39 min
Apr 3, 11:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Johnson, Morgan	32 min
Apr 3, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Owsley	25 min
Apr 3, 11:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Wolfe	31 min
Apr 3, 11:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Owsley	34 min
Apr 4, 12:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley, Powell and 2 more	3 hr
Apr 4, 12:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley	41 min
Apr 4, 12:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Johnson, Martin	47 min
Apr 4, 12:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt	48 min
Apr 4, 12:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Perry	30 min
Apr 4, 12:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Whitley	49 min
Apr 4, 12:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Perry	46 min
Apr 4, 1:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry, Pike	61 min
Apr 4, 1:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Knott, Pike	58 min
Apr 4, 3:08 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Lee	52 hr
Apr 4, 3:49 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	JKL	Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more	18 hr

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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.