Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2021, 5:09 PM EDT for Bell County, Knox County, Whitley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 51 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
- Jun 3, 2021, 5:09 PM EDT (21:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 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, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 5:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Williamsburg, KY | TREE DOWN ON RICE ST. IN WILLIAMSBURG. |
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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 300 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 837 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
954
WUUS53 KJKL 032109
SVRJKL
KYC013-121-235-032200-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0032.210603T2109Z-210603T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
509 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 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...
Southern Whitley County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 508 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bon, or over
Williamsburg, moving east at 25 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, Emlyn, Hubbs, Clate, Birdseye, Verne,
Gausdale, Pleasant View, King and Louden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3669 8427 3678 8428 3683 8383 3663 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 268DEG 21KT 3674 8420
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KAS3 follow-up statements
200
WWUS53 KJKL 032126
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
526 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021
KYC013-121-235-032200-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210603T2200Z/
Bell KY-Knox KY-Whitley KY-
526 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...SOUTHWESTERN KNOX AND EAST CENTRAL WHITLEY
COUNTIES...
At 526 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gausdale, or 9
miles east of Williamsburg, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Julip, Siler, Perkins, Permon, Myrick, Hubbs, Clate, Birdseye, Lucky,
Verne, Gausdale and King.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3671 8408 3680 8408 3683 8383 3666 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 265DEG 26KT 3676 8400
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KAS493 WWUS53 KJKL 032149 SVSJKL Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 549 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021 KYC013-121-235-032200- /O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210603T2200Z/ Bell KY-Knox KY-Whitley KY- 549 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...SOUTH CENTRAL KNOX AND EAST CENTRAL WHITLEY COUNTIES... At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kayjay, or 7 miles west of Pineville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Bell, south central Knox and east central Whitley Counties, including the following locations... Warren. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3670 8401 3680 8391 3683 8383 3666 8383 TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 268DEG 21KT 3676 8383 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ KAS
222
WWUS53 KJKL 032157
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
557 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021
KYC013-121-235-032207-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210603T2200Z/
Bell KY-Knox KY-Whitley KY-
557 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...SOUTH
CENTRAL KNOX AND EAST CENTRAL WHITLEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM
EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3670 8401 3680 8391 3683 8383 3666 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 268DEG 21KT 3676 8379
$$
KASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 6:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 7:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Whitley | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Whitley | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Rowan | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rowan | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.