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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Jackson, KY

June 21, 2021Pulaski County, Wayne County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 4:08 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Wayne County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 min. 6 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 21, 2021, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pulaski County, KY, Wayne County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 21, 4:08 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ene Parnell, KYWAYNE COUNTY 911 CALL CENTER REPORTED DOWNED TREE ON HIGHWAY 1720. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 4:13 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ene Susie, KYWAYNE COUNTY 911 CALL CENTER REPORTED DOWN TREE BLOCKING HIGHWAY 858 NEAR BETHESDA RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 4:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMonticello, KYWAYNE COUNTY 911 CALL CENTER REPORTED TREE DOWN ON A HOME ALONG CHESNEY STREET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 4:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMonticello, KYWAYNE COUNTY 911 DISPATCH REPORTED ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE ALONG ELM STREET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 4:16 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sse Monticello, KYWAYNE COUNTY 911 CALL CENTER REPORTED TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME AND VEHICLE ALONG TENNESSEE AVENUE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 4:18 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Betsey, KYWAYNE COUNTY 911 CALL CENTER REPORTED DOWNED TREE BLOCKING HIGHWAY 1619. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1530 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 211 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
1530 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
919 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
9.6

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The text

As transmitted.

574 
WUUS53 KJKL 212008
SVRJKL
KYC199-231-212045-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0053.210621T2008Z-210621T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
408 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Wayne County in south central Kentucky...
  Southwestern Pulaski County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 408 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Parnell, or
  near Monticello, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Monticello around 425 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Steubenville, Mill Springs, Betsey and Frazer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3692 8496 3695 8495 3696 8492 3695 8490
      3700 8484 3701 8487 3708 8470 3682 8459
      3676 8499 3688 8504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 250DEG 18KT 3687 8495 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GREIF
2 follow-up statements
190 
WWUS53 KJKL 212020
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
420 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

KYC199-231-212045-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210621T2045Z/
Wayne KY-Pulaski KY-
420 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTIES...

At 420 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Monticello,
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Steubenville, Mill Springs, Frazer and Kidder.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3679 8481 3699 8486 3700 8484 3701 8486
      3702 8485 3708 8470 3683 8459 3680 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 250DEG 18KT 3689 8488 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GREIF
365 
WWUS53 KJKL 212043
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
443 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

KYC199-231-212053-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210621T2045Z/
Wayne KY-Pulaski KY-
443 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND
SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...
        
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 900 PM EDT for
south central Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3679 8481 3699 8486 3700 8484 3701 8486
      3702 8485 3708 8470 3683 8459 3680 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 250DEG 18KT 3693 8476 

$$

GREIF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 12:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMenifee, Montgomery30 min
Jun 21, 12:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJackson26 min
Jun 21, 12:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBreathitt35 min
Jun 21, 1:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMartin29 min
Jun 21, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnott16 min
Jun 21, 1:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMontgomery29 min
Jun 21, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMenifee23 min
Jun 21, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell34 min
Jun 21, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWolfe25 min
Jun 21, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLMenifee, Montgomery, Powell37 min
Jun 21, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMenifee, Morgan30 min
Jun 21, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWolfe32 min
Jun 21, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLMenifee, Morgan, Powell, Rowan, Wolfe37 min
Jun 21, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMartin35 min
Jun 21, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLEstill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Wolfe34 min
Jun 21, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLElliott27 min
Jun 21, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle36 min
Jun 21, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLJackson, Rockcastle32 min
Jun 21, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLEstill26 min
Jun 21, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPulaski, Wayne24 min
Jun 21, 2:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe3 hr
Jun 21, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJackson33 min
Jun 21, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 2 more30 min
Jun 21, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLEstill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley35 min
Jun 21, 3:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle23 min
Jun 21, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWolfe31 min
Jun 21, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Lee, Owsley, Wolfe34 min
Jun 21, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLOwsley29 min
Jun 21, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWayne43 min
Jun 21, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJackson, Rockcastle24 min
Jun 21, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Clay, Leslie, Owsley, Perry35 min
Jun 21, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMagoffin24 min
Jun 21, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLPulaski, Wayne27 min
Jun 21, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJackson, Rockcastle37 min
Jun 21, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin32 min
Jun 21, 4:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle3 hr
Jun 21, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnott, Perry30 min
Jun 21, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLaurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle26 min
Jun 21, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMcCreary, Whitley48 min
Jun 21, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLFloyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike33 min
Jun 21, 4:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin3 hr
Jun 21, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLeslie37 min
Jun 21, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle39 min
Jun 21, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnott30 min
Jun 21, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWayne29 min
Jun 21, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell, Knox, Whitley41 min
Jun 21, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPike33 min
Jun 21, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell43 min
Jun 21, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell, Clay, Knox, Whitley50 min
Jun 21, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLeslie17 min
Jun 21, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay26 min
Jun 21, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWhitley41 min
Jun 21, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLHarlan38 min
Jun 21, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLeslie50 min
Jun 21, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell45 min
Jun 21, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLetcher43 min
Jun 21, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLHarlan, Letcher, Perry41 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.