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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Jackson, KY

August 6, 2020Breathitt County, Knott County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2020, 7:55 PM EDT for Breathitt County, Knott County, Kentucky. It was in force for 50 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
Aug 6, 2020, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2020, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Breathitt County, KY, Knott County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell27 min
Aug 6, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnott35 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.