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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2020, 4:12 PM EDT for Clay County, Kentucky. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2020, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2020, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
County Clay County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 69 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 nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 797 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1278 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 5, 3:35 PM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:35 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 416 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2020 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-061130- 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 416 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, especially in locations south of the Mountain Parkway. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Thunderstorms will be possible at times from Monday through Saturday, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. JP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 138 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2020 KYZ084-085-087-051800- Whitley-McCreary-Bell- 138 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN BELL...SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY AND SOUTHWESTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES... At 137 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Wilkerson, or 15 miles west of Middlesboro. The storm is nearly stationary. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Middlesboro, Ayers, Frakes, Noetown, Fonde, Zion Hill, Wilkerson, Red Ash, Lot, Pearl, Jellico Creek, Saxton, Pruden, Mountain Ash, Jellico and Indian Mountain State Park. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 3659 8432 3670 8432 3661 8370 3658 8371 TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 057DEG 0KT 3657 8399 DJ
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 159 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2020 KYZ085-087-051845- Whitley-Bell- 159 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN BELL AND SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES... At 157 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Wilkerson, or 13 miles southeast of Williamsburg. The storm is nearly stationary. Winds of 40 mph or greater and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Dixie, Gatliff, Frakes, Packard, Wilkerson, Red Ash, Lot, Pearl, Verne, Saxton, Polly Camp, Nevisdale and Jellico. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 3659 8413 3673 8412 3668 8389 3659 8390 TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 093DEG 2KT 3660 8400 DJ
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:28 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 5, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 22 min |
| Jul 5, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Wayne | 24 min |
| Jul 5, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 27 min |
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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.