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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY

January 25, 2021McCreary County, Wayne County, Whitley County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 25, 2021, 9:58 PM EST for McCreary County, Wayne County, Whitley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 47 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: Jan 25, 2021, 9:58 PM EST (02:58 UTC)
Expired: Jan 25, 2021, 10:45 PM EST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties McCreary County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 25, 10:17 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Co-Operative, KY	TREE DOWN ON RATTLESNAKE RIDGE RD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 181 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 654 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 735 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

342 
WUUS53 KJKL 260258
SVRJKL
KYC147-231-235-260345-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0002.210126T0258Z-210126T0345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
958 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Wayne County in south central Kentucky...
  McCreary County in south central Kentucky...
  Western Whitley County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 1045 PM EST.

* At 957 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Slickford, or
  12 miles south of Monticello, moving east at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Williamsburg, Whitley City, Parmleysville, Great Meadows Campsites,
  Ayers, Slavens, Emlyn, Parkers Lake, Cumberland Falls S.P., Co-
  Operative, Zion Hill and Red Ash.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8479 3661 8496 3663 8500 3668 8500
      3692 8423 3659 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 251DEG 56KT 3666 8490 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

KAS

1 follow-up statement

750 
WWUS53 KJKL 260318
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1018 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

KYC231-260328-
/O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210126T0345Z/
Wayne KY-
1018 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3660 8478 3661 8478 3674 8468 3688 8421
      3659 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 254DEG 45KT 3670 8457 

$$

KYC147-235-260345-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210126T0345Z/
McCreary KY-Whitley KY-
1018 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EST
FOR MCCREARY AND SOUTHWESTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES...

At 1018 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Co-
Operative, or near Whitley City, moving east at 50 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...
Williamsburg, Whitley City, Great Meadows Campsites, Ayers, Emlyn,
Cumberland Falls S.P., Co-
Operative, Zion Hill, Red Ash, Clio, Goldbug and Pine Knot.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8478 3661 8478 3674 8468 3688 8421
      3659 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 254DEG 45KT 3670 8457 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KAS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 25, 7:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt, Lee, Owsley	36 min
Jan 25, 8:56 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bath, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more	7 hr
Jan 25, 9:05 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle	7 hr
Jan 25, 9:22 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Knott	23 min
Jan 25, 9:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Clay, Laurel	36 min
Jan 25, 9:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Pike	30 min
Jan 25, 9:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Lee	27 min
Jan 25, 9:51 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	McCreary	24 min
Jan 25, 10:43 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell, Whitley	32 min
Jan 25, 10:47 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley	43 min
Jan 25, 11:05 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bell, Knox, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley	5 hr
Jan 25, 11:11 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Jackson and 14 more	7 hr
Jan 25, 11:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell, Harlan	27 min
Jan 26, 2:56 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill, Powell	47 hr
Jan 26, 3:04 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Lee	49 hr
Jan 26, 3:07 AM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Estill	34 hr
Jan 26, 6:15 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Owsley	18 hr
Jan 26, 9:45 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Magoffin	14 hr
Jan 26, 4:13 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	JKL	Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more	37 hr

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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.