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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Jackson, KY

April 8, 2021Johnson County, Martin County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 2021, 10:01 PM EDT for Johnson County, Martin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 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, 10:01 PM EDT (02:01 UTC)
Expired
Apr 8, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Johnson County, KY, Martin County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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.

251 
WUUS53 KJKL 090201
SVRJKL
KYC115-159-090230-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0030.210409T0201Z-210409T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1001 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Martin County in northeastern Kentucky...
  East central Johnson County in northeastern Kentucky...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 1000 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Davisport,
  or near Inez, moving northeast at 35 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...
  Inez, Warfield, Beauty, Add, Tomahawk, Bradbury, Debord, Wells
  Chapel, Davella, Hode, Davisport and Boons Camp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3784 8241 3776 8266 3783 8273 3789 8265
      3788 8262 3789 8260 3792 8260 3793 8258
      3796 8257 3796 8253 3794 8249 3794 8250
      3790 8247 3791 8247 3788 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 234DEG 29KT 3784 8261 

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

HAL
1 follow-up statement
308 
WWUS53 KJKL 090225
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1025 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

KYC115-159-090235-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210409T0230Z/
Martin KY-Johnson KY-
1025 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MARTIN AND EAST
CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3784 8241 3776 8266 3783 8273 3789 8265
      3788 8262 3789 8260 3792 8260 3793 8258
      3796 8257 3796 8253 3794 8249 3794 8250
      3790 8247 3791 8247 3788 8242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 234DEG 29KT 3793 8246 

$$

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, 8:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLClay, Knox, Leslie30 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, 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.