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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2019, 7:31 PM EDT for Breathitt County, Lee County, Owsley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 44 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
- Jun 5, 2019, 7:31 PM EDT (23:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2019, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Lee County, KY, Owsley County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -198 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 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 Jun 5, 7:19 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 7:19 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Jackson KY 408 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-061100- 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 408 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through tonight. A few storms this evening into early tonight may produce damaging wind gusts, especially north of the Hal Rogers Parkway and along and west of a line from Wrigley to Slade to Mount Vernon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thunderstorms will be possible at times from Thursday through Monday. Slow moving storms from Thursday through Monday could produce locally heavy rainfall leading to a flash flood threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of severe weather that occur through late this evening. AR/CGAL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 6:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 611 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019 KYZ044-050>052-060-052300- Rowan-Montgomery-Menifee-Fleming-Bath- 611 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY... BATH...NORTHEASTERN MENIFEE...SOUTHERN FLEMING AND SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES... At 610 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Owingsville, moving east at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Morehead, Owingsville, Marshall, Salt Lick, Ramey, Preston, Reynoldsville, Wyoming, Peasticks, Olympia Springs, Yale, Moore's Ferry, Flat Creek, Odessa, Stepstone, Bourbon Furnace, Bangor, Slate Valley, Cogswell and Crooks. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. LAT...LON 3812 8392 3824 8385 3821 8338 3793 8347 TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 285DEG 22KT 3814 8379 JP
Local storm report, Jun 5, 6:35 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 7:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 7:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Perry | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Rowan | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Knox, Leslie | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Perry | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson | 6 min |
| Jun 5, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rowan | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson | 31 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.