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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Jackson, KY

June 17, 2019Breathitt County, Morgan County, Wolfe County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2019, 4:11 PM EDT for Breathitt County, Morgan County, Wolfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 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 17, 2019, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Breathitt County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Wolfe County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 193 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: 31 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 660 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 17, 3:59 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:59 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:07 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 10:35 AM EDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1035 AM EDT MON JUN 17 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1239 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTICELLO              36.84N 84.85W
06/17/2019                   WAYNE              KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN ON RIDGEWOOD AVENUE, HICKORY HILL DRIVE AND
            COLUMBIA AVENUE. TIME ESTIMATED OFF OF RADAR.

&&

JCARICO

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
123 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2019

KYZ086-116-117-171800-
Clay-Knox-Leslie-
123 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN KNOX...WEST CENTRAL
LESLIE AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...

At 122 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Ice Cliff, or
12 miles southeast of Manchester, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Ice Cliff, Creekville, Botto, Lipps, Brightshade, Spring Creek,
Ashers Fork, Plank and Marcum.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

LAT...LON 3695 8363 3696 8374 3716 8365 3712 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 206DEG 17KT 3698 8367

GEOGERIAN

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
228 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2019

KYZ112-115-117-171900-
Breathitt-Perry-Leslie-
228 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL LESLIE...
NORTHWESTERN PERRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL BREATHITT COUNTIES...

At 227 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Chavies, or 9
miles northwest of Hazard, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Winds of 30 to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Altro, Bush Branch, Hardshell, Lamont, Copland, Wolf Coal, Wilstacy,
Quicksand, Mosley Bend, Chavies, Noble, Dice, Haddix, Krypton, Ned,
Clayhole, Smith Branch, Barwick, Lost Creek and Flintville.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

LAT...LON 3726 8328 3728 8345 3757 8333 3749 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 210DEG 19KT 3733 8334

GEOGERIAN

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:04 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 8:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott	25 min
Jun 16, 8:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt	31 min
Jun 16, 8:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Lee	28 min
Jun 16, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, Wolfe	33 min
Jun 16, 8:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley and 1 more	2 hr
Jun 16, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Johnson, Martin	45 min
Jun 16, 11:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Menifee, Powell	45 min
Jun 17, 1:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel, McCreary	29 min
Jun 17, 2:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Laurel, Owsley	3 hr
Jun 17, 3:48 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Clay, Knox, Laurel	3 hr
Jun 17, 4:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	JKL	Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 24 more	4 days
Jun 17, 6:55 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Clay, Knox, Laurel	6 hr
Jun 17, 1:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Clay	37 min
Jun 17, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt	32 min
Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Clay, Owsley	5 hr
Jun 17, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Wolfe	41 min
Jun 17, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Magoffin	20 min
Jun 17, 6:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay, Knox, Laurel	4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.