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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2018, 5:19 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2018, 5:19 PM EDT (21:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2018, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Elliott County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Morgan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1880 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1143 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 5, 3:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Jackson KY 349 PM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday night) Issued at 349 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2018 The afternoon surface analysis shows a cold front and surface high pressure slowly pushing southward into the Upper Midwest, with weaker surface high pressure placed in the Eastern US. The convection has slowly started increasing this afternoon amid an unstable and moist environment. The best POPs so far this afternoon have generally been around Lake Cumberland and across the Bluegrass. These will be primarily mesoscale dominated processes through the afternoon and evening and therefore kept POPs in the slight to chance range through the period. The aforementioned cold front will slowly progress southward toward the region late tonight into Friday. This along with slight height falls will be the focus for convection for Friday and did generally keep the better POPs along and south of I-64. This is the area that stands to see the best potential for instability to build ahead of the lifting associated with the boundary. This boundary will slide southward and bring much drier airmass to round out the period, with PWATs dropping below 1 inch through the afternoon and evening hours Friday. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 349 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2018 High pressure will build south for the weekend allowing for dry and cooler conditions to be seen. The upper level ridge may break down a bit by Sunday afternoon allowing for a few showers or storms to develop in the Cumberland plateau into central Kentucky. The 12z GFS is looking much more active next week, at least with regards to afternoon convection. Thus, at least low end pops will be introduced into each period from Sunday through Thursday. A frontal boundary may drop in and stall over the region by mid week, allowing for better chances of organized convection. While temperatures will rebound back into the mid to upper 80s by Sunday, they should generally remain around that level through next week. This will keep the heat from becoming an issue again next week. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Friday morning) ISSUED AT 741 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2018 Fog will bring sub-VFR conditions early this morning in many valleys and where significant rain occurred late Wednesday. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will also bring sub-VFR conditions to some locations this afternoon and tonight. Fog could also bring restrictions in valleys again late tonight. Otherwise, VFR conditions are forecast. Winds will be light (except near thunderstorms). && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...DJ LONG TERM...KAS AVIATION...HAL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 351 PM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-062300- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan- Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott- Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike- Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville, Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna, Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville, Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Sandy Hook, West Liberty, Paintsville, Campton, Salyersville, Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Beattyville, Jackson, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Booneville, Hazard, Manchester, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Inez, Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson 351 PM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible though this evening. Some of the stronger storms could produce gusty winds and torrential rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms are possible at times Friday into early Friday evening and again from Saturday through Wednesday during the afternoons. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. DJ/KAS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:43 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:58 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
458 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM TSTM WND GST PAINTSVILLE 37.82N 82.81W
07/04/2018 E85.00 MPH JOHNSON KY NWS STORM SURVEY
DOWNTOWN PAINTSVILLE. WINDS DOWNED SEVERAL TREES, ONE ON
A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. HALF OF ROOF OF OFFICE BUILDING
TORN OFF. CHURCH STEEPLE ALSO BLOWN OFF ROOF.
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CGALLocal storm report, Jul 5, 5:00 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
500 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E PAINTSVILLE 37.82N 82.79W
07/04/2018 E85 MPH JOHNSON KY NWS STORM SURVEY
EAST PAINTSVILLE. WINDS DOWNED SEVERAL TREES, ONE ON A
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.
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CGALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Nicholas | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 6:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | McCreary | 114 min |
| Jul 5, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 24 min |
| Jul 5, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Powell | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 7:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 7:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan | 112 min |
| Jul 5, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Powell, Wolfe | 33 min |
| Jul 5, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 33 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.