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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY

June 24, 2019Estill County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2019, 2:36 PM EDT for Estill County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report 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
Jun 24, 2019, 2:36 PM EDT (18:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Estill County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 24, 2:47 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Wsw Irvine, KYA TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON HOYS FORK ROAD.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 24, 1:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 194 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2019-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2019-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1360 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

947 
WFUS53 KJKL 241836
TORJKL
KYC065-241900-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0002.190624T1836Z-190624T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
236 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Estill County in east central Kentucky...

* Until 300 PM EDT.
    
* At 235 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Blackburn, or 8 miles southwest of Irvine, moving
  northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Blackburn around 240 PM EDT.
  Kings Station around 245 PM EDT.
  West Irvine around 250 PM EDT.
  Irvine around 255 PM EDT.
  Willow Tree around 300 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Fainville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This Tornado Warning replaces the Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued
for the same area.

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3771 8384 3762 8412 3765 8413 3767 8409
      3768 8410 3771 8409 3779 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 239DEG 25KT 3765 8411 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

KAS
2 follow-up statements
034 
WWUS53 KJKL 241845
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
245 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019

KYC065-241900-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190624T1900Z/
Estill KY-
245 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ESTILL COUNTY...
    
At 244 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Witt, or near Irvine, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  West Irvine around 250 PM EDT.
  Irvine around 255 PM EDT.
  Cottage Furnace around 300 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Noland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3764 8405 3768 8409 3771 8409 3779 8395
      3771 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 239DEG 25KT 3769 8404 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

RAY
787 
WWUS53 KJKL 241856
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
256 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019

KYC065-241906-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190624T1900Z/
Estill KY-
256 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ESTILL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
300 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail 
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
east central Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3764 8405 3768 8409 3771 8409 3779 8395
      3771 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 239DEG 25KT 3773 8396 

$$

RAY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLClay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Perry44 min
Jun 23, 8:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe53 min
Jun 23, 8:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJohnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe64 min
Jun 23, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Wolfe30 min
Jun 23, 8:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Magoffin, Owsley and 1 more57 min
Jun 23, 8:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLeslie, Perry63 min
Jun 23, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMagoffin45 min
Jun 24, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWayne33 min
Jun 24, 1:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJohnson34 min
Jun 24, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWolfe30 min
Jun 24, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPulaski35 min
Jun 24, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLEstill44 min
Jun 24, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPowell29 min
Jun 24, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJohnson28 min
Jun 24, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPowell26 min
Jun 24, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMenifee33 min
Jun 24, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle40 min
Jun 24, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLee33 min
Jun 24, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell, Knox, Whitley31 min
Jun 24, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley and 2 more50 min
Jun 24, 4:20 PM EDTTornado WarningJKLClay, Jackson, Owsley25 min
Jun 24, 4:33 PM EDTTornado WarningJKLBreathitt, Lee, Owsley27 min
Jun 24, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Wolfe45 min
Jun 24, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Pike57 min
Jun 24, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnott, Letcher, Pike65 min
Jun 24, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLFloyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Perry, Pike78 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.