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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Jackson, KY

January 25, 20214 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 25, 2021, 10:47 PM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 43 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, 10:47 PM EST (03:47 UTC)
Expired: Jan 25, 2021, 11:30 PM EST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bell County, KY, Knox County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Whitley County, KY

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 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, 10:56 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Sw Louden, KY	TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 1064 NEAR MULBERRY.

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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 233 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.

482 
WUUS53 KJKL 260347
SVRJKL
KYC013-121-147-235-260430-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0003.210126T0347Z-210126T0430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1047 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Bell County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Southwestern Knox County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Southeastern McCreary County in south central Kentucky...
  Southern Whitley County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 1130 PM EST.

* At 1047 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jellico
  Creek, or near Williamsburg, moving east at 45 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, Julip, Artemus, Swan Lake, Clate, Birdseye, Verne,
  Gausdale, King, Louden, Hollyhill and Polly Camp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3662 8435 3674 8435 3686 8376 3666 8369
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 259DEG 40KT 3670 8424 

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

KAS

3 follow-up statements

629 
WWUS53 KJKL 260351
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1051 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

KYC147-260401-
/O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T0430Z/
McCreary KY-
1051 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY 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 3674 8430 3686 8376 3666 8369 3663 8427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 259DEG 40KT 3671 8419 

$$

KYC013-121-235-260430-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T0430Z/
Bell KY-Knox KY-Whitley KY-
1051 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...SOUTHWESTERN KNOX AND SOUTHERN WHITLEY
COUNTIES...

At 1051 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bon, or over
Williamsburg, moving east at 45 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, Julip, Gatliff, Artemus, Emlyn, Hubbs, Clate, Birdseye,
Ingram, Verne, Gausdale and Pleasant View.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3674 8430 3686 8376 3666 8369 3663 8427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 259DEG 40KT 3671 8419 

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

KAS

240 
WWUS53 KJKL 260413
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1113 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

KYC013-121-235-260430-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T0430Z/
Bell KY-Knox KY-Whitley KY-
1113 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...SOUTH CENTRAL KNOX AND SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY
COUNTIES...

At 1113 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kayjay, or
near Pineville, moving east at 55 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...
Meldrum, Siler, Davisburg, Flat Lick, Myrick, Hubbs, Birdseye,
Ingram, Kayjay, Bryants Store, Goins and Wheeler.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3679 8393 3683 8375 3666 8369 3664 8399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 261DEG 47KT 3675 8382 

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

KAS

755 
WWUS53 KJKL 260434
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1134 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

KYC013-121-235-260444-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T0430Z/
Bell KY-Knox KY-Whitley KY-
1134 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...SOUTH
CENTRAL KNOX AND SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3679 8393 3683 8375 3666 8369 3664 8399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0434Z 259DEG 40KT 3679 8356 

$$

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, 9:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Wayne, Whitley	47 min
Jan 25, 10:43 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell, Whitley	32 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.