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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Jackson, KY

June 23, 20195 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2019, 7:21 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 39 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 23, 2019, 7:21 PM EDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bath County, KY, Estill County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Powell County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 167 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 140 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 23, 6:42 PM EDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 6:42 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 4:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
418 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2019

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-242330-
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
418 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Late this Afternoon through Tonight.

Thunderstorms will be possible late this afternoon through tonight,
with the highest probability being north of Interstate 64 this
evening. A few of the storms may contain strong wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms will be possible Monday and Monday evening, with
the highest probability being during the afternoon into the early
evening. The strongest storms may contain small hail and damaging
winds. There is also a slight chance of thunderstorms on Friday
afternoon in counties near the Tennessee and Virginia borders.
There is another potential for thunderstorms areawide on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter assistance may be requested Monday afternoon and evening.

GUSEMAN/JP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
556 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2019

KYZ083-232230-
Wayne-
556 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WAYNE COUNTY...

At 556 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Cabell, or 11
miles west of Monticello, moving east at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Monticello, Parmleysville, Oil Valley, Coopersville, Susie, Burfield,
Barrier, Parnell, Hidalgo, Rockeybranch, Slickford, Betsey, Frazer,
Cabell, Griffin, Zula, Mill Springs, Mount Pisgah, Powersburg and
Sunnybrook.

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

LAT...LON 3692 8496 3696 8495 3696 8492 3695 8490
      3697 8488 3698 8479 3696 8477 3698 8468
      3698 8467 3665 8474 3660 8478 3662 8499
      3668 8500 3669 8502 3676 8501 3686 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 252DEG 27KT 3680 8505

KAS

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:29 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 23, 6:35 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:58 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 7:06 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 7:07 PM EDT, 14 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 23, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Wayne	34 min
Jun 23, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne	72 min
Jun 23, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Rockcastle	46 min
Jun 23, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Estill, Montgomery, Powell	32 min
Jun 23, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle	56 min
Jun 23, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bath, Fleming	54 min
Jun 23, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel	53 min
Jun 23, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Perry and 1 more	56 min
Jun 23, 7:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Morgan, Wolfe	53 min
Jun 23, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan	66 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.