Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 18, 2021, 1:17 PM EDT for Elliott County, Morgan County, Rowan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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
- Mar 18, 2021, 1:17 PM EDT (17:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2021, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Elliott County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
020
WUUS53 KJKL 181717
SVRJKL
KYC063-175-205-181745-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0005.210318T1717Z-210318T1745Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
117 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Morgan County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southeastern Rowan County in east central Kentucky...
Northwestern Elliott County in east central Kentucky...
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 116 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hamm, or 8
miles southeast of Morehead, moving northeast 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...
Wagner, Blairs Mills, Wagner Store, Fannin Valley, Elliottville,
Newfoundland, Haldeman, Vale, Lick Fork, Christy, Leisure and
Farley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3823 8312 3823 8309 3818 8305 3820 8304
3820 8301 3819 8300 3799 8332 3812 8347
3826 8332 3821 8330 3821 8329 3819 8326
3820 8323 3824 8322 3827 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 226DEG 49KT 3811 8332
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GREIF2 follow-up statements
651
WWUS53 KJKL 181732
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
132 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
KYC063-175-205-181745-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210318T1745Z/
Morgan KY-Rowan KY-Elliott KY-
132 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL MORGAN...SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN AND NORTHWESTERN
ELLIOTT COUNTIES...
At 132 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Olive Hill,
moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Wagner, Blairs Mills, Wagner Store, Fannin Valley, Elliottville,
Newfoundland, Haldeman, Vale, Lick Fork, Christy, Leisure and Farley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3823 8312 3823 8309 3818 8305 3820 8304
3820 8301 3819 8300 3799 8332 3812 8347
3826 8332 3821 8330 3821 8329 3819 8326
3820 8323 3824 8322 3827 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 226DEG 49KT 3826 8312
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
AR601
WWUS53 KJKL 181744
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
144 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
KYC063-175-205-181754-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210318T1745Z/
Morgan KY-Rowan KY-Elliott KY-
144 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MORGAN...
SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN AND NORTHWESTERN ELLIOTT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
145 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3823 8312 3823 8309 3818 8305 3820 8304
3820 8301 3819 8300 3799 8332 3812 8347
3826 8332 3821 8330 3821 8329 3819 8326
3820 8323 3824 8322 3827 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 226DEG 49KT 3833 8303
$$
ARThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan, Letcher | 50 min |
| Mar 18, 10:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 12:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Martin | 41 min |
| Mar 18, 12:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee, Morgan | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 42 min |
| Mar 18, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 23 min |
| Mar 18, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Martin | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Perry | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knox | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 5:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knox, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Leslie, Perry | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 5:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Perry | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Martin | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Perry | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 5:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 6:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 6:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Martin | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 6:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Leslie | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.