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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 11:01 AM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 44 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
- Mar 27, 2021, 11:01 AM EDT (15:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 11:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bell County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Knox County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 710 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 347 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
182
WUUS53 KJKL 271501
SVRJKL
KYC013-095-121-235-271545-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0011.210327T1501Z-210327T1545Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1101 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Harlan County in southeastern Kentucky...
Bell County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southeastern Knox County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southeastern Whitley County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 1145 AM EDT.
* At 1101 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Davisburg,
or near Middlesboro, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Pineville, Middlesboro, Varilla, Ponza, Black Snake, Blanche,
Pruden, Cubage, Binghamtown, Rella, Clear Creek Springs and
Wasioto.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 8408 3695 8366 3672 8342 3658 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1501Z 243DEG 21KT 3667 8382
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JP2 follow-up statements
967
WWUS53 KJKL 271521
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1121 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
KYC121-235-271531-
/O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210327T1545Z/
Knox KY-Whitley KY-
1121 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KNOX AND
SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area.
LAT...LON 3659 8382 3659 8393 3682 8372 3689 8360
3672 8342 3658 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1521Z 241DEG 30KT 3671 8357
$$
KYC013-095-271545-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210327T1545Z/
Harlan KY-Bell KY-
1121 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT
FOR WESTERN HARLAN AND BELL COUNTIES...
At 1121 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oaks, or 7
miles southeast of Pineville, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Pineville, Middlesboro, East Pineville, Wallsend, Varilla, Ingram,
Ponza, Black Snake, Straight Creek, Blanche, Pruden and Cary.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 8382 3659 8393 3682 8372 3689 8360
3672 8342 3658 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1521Z 241DEG 30KT 3671 8357
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
JP982
WWUS53 KJKL 271535
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1135 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
KYC013-095-271545-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210327T1545Z/
Harlan KY-Bell KY-
1135 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN HARLAN AND BELL
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3659 8382 3659 8393 3682 8372 3689 8360
3672 8342 3658 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 243DEG 21KT 3674 8349
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 8:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 8:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, McCreary, Whitley | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 9:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 9:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Laurel | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 9:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 9:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 10:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Knox | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 10:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, McCreary and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:45 AM EDT | Flood Watch | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Knox, Laurel and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 47 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.