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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Jackson, KY

April 8, 2021Clay County, Knox County, Leslie County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 2021, 8:56 PM EDT for Clay County, Knox County, Leslie County, Kentucky. It was in force for 30 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, 8:56 PM EDT (00:56 UTC)
Expired
Apr 8, 2021, 9:26 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, KY, Knox County, KY, Leslie County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 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 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 265 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2021-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2021-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 181 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1313 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

209 
WUUS53 KJKL 090056
SVRJKL
KYC051-121-131-090145-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0029.210409T0056Z-210409T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
856 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Knox County in southeastern Kentucky...
  West central Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Central Clay County in southeastern Kentucky...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 855 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sprule, or 10
  miles north of Barbourville, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Manchester, Brightshade, Goose Rock, Barcreek, Jarvis, Cranes Nest,
  Girdler, Jonsee, Herron, Ice Cliff, Park Valley and Cottongin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3698 8395 3700 8393 3701 8394 3703 8393
      3703 8390 3705 8387 3707 8389 3709 8386
      3710 8387 3732 8363 3711 8339 3690 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 234DEG 30KT 3701 8384 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HAL
1 follow-up statement
726 
WWUS53 KJKL 090126
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
926 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

KYC051-121-131-090136-
/O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210409T0145Z/
Knox KY-Leslie KY-Clay KY-
926 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KNOX...WEST
CENTRAL LESLIE AND CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3698 8395 3700 8393 3701 8394 3703 8393
      3703 8390 3705 8387 3707 8389 3709 8386
      3710 8387 3732 8363 3711 8339 3690 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 234DEG 30KT 3716 8357 

$$

HAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Clay, Owsley, Perry45 min
Apr 8, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLaurel26 min
Apr 8, 8:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMagoffin36 min
Apr 8, 8:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLHarlan29 min
Apr 8, 8:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLJohnson, Magoffin, Morgan30 min
Apr 8, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Knott, Magoffin45 min
Apr 8, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLHarlan40 min
Apr 8, 9:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJackson26 min
Apr 8, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJohnson30 min
Apr 8, 9:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay35 min
Apr 8, 10:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLJohnson, Martin29 min
Apr 8, 11:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLeslie21 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.