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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 2021, 5:50 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 25 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
- Apr 8, 2021, 5:50 PM EDT (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Estill County, KY, Lee County, KY, Powell County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
260
WUUS53 KJKL 082150
SVRJKL
KYC065-129-197-237-082215-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0016.210408T2150Z-210408T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
550 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Powell County in east central Kentucky...
Central Estill County in east central Kentucky...
Northwestern Lee County in southeastern Kentucky...
West central Wolfe County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pitts, or
near Irvine, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Stanton, Irvine, Ravenna, Pilot, Torrent, Bowen, Leeco, Pinnacle,
Patsey, Wisemantown, Hardwick and Drip Rock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3756 8391 3768 8404 3789 8383 3771 8360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 229DEG 34KT 3769 8389
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HAL1 follow-up statement
383
WWUS53 KJKL 082207
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
607 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021
KYC065-129-197-237-082215-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210408T2215Z/
Powell KY-Estill KY-Lee KY-Wolfe KY-
607 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN POWELL...EAST CENTRAL ESTILL...NORTH CENTRAL LEE AND WEST
CENTRAL WOLFE COUNTIES...
At 607 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Nada, or 7
miles east of Stanton, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Stanton, Pilot, Booth, Torrent, Bowen, Leeco, Whynot, Slade, Patsey,
Cobhill, Rosslyn and Standing Rock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3762 8378 3775 8394 3789 8383 3771 8360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 229DEG 34KT 3780 8372
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee | 38 min |
| Apr 8, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 25 min |
| Apr 8, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 25 min |
| Apr 8, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 21 min |
| Apr 8, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski | 24 min |
| Apr 8, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Laurel, Owsley | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 26 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.