Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2021, 10:56 PM EDT for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 49 min. 3 reports 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 18, 2021, 10:56 PM EDT (02:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2021, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bath County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 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 18, 11:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Morehead, KY | REPORTED TREES DOWN ON N WILSON AVE. |
| Jun 18, 11:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Morehead, KY | TREES REPORTED DOWN ON N WILSON AVE. |
| Jun 18, 11:34 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wagner Store, KY | TREES REPORTED DOWN ON LAUREL RD NEAR ELLIOTTVILLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 9:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 2257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1236 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 17.6
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KJKL 190256
SVRJKL
KYC011-063-069-165-175-205-190345-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0041.210619T0256Z-210619T0345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1056 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Morgan County in southeastern Kentucky...
Bath County in east central Kentucky...
Northeastern Menifee County in east central Kentucky...
Southeastern Fleming County in east central Kentucky...
Rowan County in east central Kentucky...
Western Elliott County in east central Kentucky...
* Until 1145 PM EDT.
* At 1056 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Slate
Valley, or near Owingsville, moving southeast at 45 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 be near...
Marshall around 1100 PM EDT.
Salt Lick around 1105 PM EDT.
Young Springs around 1110 PM EDT.
Yale around 1115 PM EDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Big
Woods and Kellacey.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3830 8333 3821 8330 3819 8327 3819 8324
3824 8322 3827 8317 3823 8312 3823 8308
3818 8305 3820 8304 3819 8302 3784 8345
3784 8348 3786 8349 3785 8352 3816 8391
3836 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 312DEG 40KT 3819 8370
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GREIF2 follow-up statements
023
WWUS53 KJKL 190327
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1127 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
KYC069-190336-
/O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210619T0345Z/
Fleming KY-
1127 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FLEMING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for
southeastern and east central Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3796 8366 3822 8330 3821 8330 3819 8327
3819 8324 3824 8322 3827 8317 3823 8312
3823 8308 3818 8305 3820 8304 3819 8302
3784 8345 3784 8348 3786 8349 3785 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 312DEG 40KT 3796 8338
$$
KYC011-063-165-175-205-190345-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210619T0345Z/
Morgan KY-Bath KY-Menifee KY-Rowan KY-Elliott KY-
1127 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MORGAN...SOUTHEASTERN BATH...EASTERN MENIFEE...
SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN AND WESTERN ELLIOTT COUNTIES...
At 1126 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kellacey, or
near West Liberty, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Morgan, southeastern Bath, eastern Menifee, southeastern
Rowan and western Elliott Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3796 8366 3822 8330 3821 8330 3819 8327
3819 8324 3824 8322 3827 8317 3823 8312
3823 8308 3818 8305 3820 8304 3819 8302
3784 8345 3784 8348 3786 8349 3785 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 312DEG 40KT 3796 8338
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GREIF756
WWUS53 KJKL 190337
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1137 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
KYC011-063-165-175-205-190345-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210619T0345Z/
Morgan KY-Bath KY-Menifee KY-Rowan KY-Elliott KY-
1137 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MORGAN...
SOUTHEASTERN BATH...EASTERN MENIFEE...SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN AND WESTERN
ELLIOTT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 PM EDT...
The worst of the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for
southeastern and east central Kentucky.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southeast Elloitt County until 12:15 AM EDT.
LAT...LON 3796 8366 3822 8330 3821 8330 3819 8327
3819 8324 3824 8322 3827 8317 3823 8312
3823 8308 3818 8305 3820 8304 3819 8302
3784 8345 3784 8348 3786 8349 3785 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 312DEG 40KT 3790 8330
$$
GREIFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Fleming, Rowan | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 10:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 11:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Menifee, Wolfe | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 12:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Magoffin, Martin | 40 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.