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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Jackson, KY

July 11, 20214 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2021, 5:29 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 16 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
Jul 11, 2021, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Breathitt County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Magoffin County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 210 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 151 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 144 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
151 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

930 
WUUS53 KJKL 112129
SVRJKL
KYC025-071-115-153-112145-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0070.210711T2129Z-210711T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
529 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Johnson County in northeastern Kentucky...
  Northwestern Floyd County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Northeastern Breathitt County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Central Magoffin County in southeastern Kentucky...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 529 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Conley
  Station, or near Salyersville, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Bradley around 535 PM EDT.
  Riceville around 540 PM EDT.
  Leander around 545 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3751 8319 3767 8324 3786 8286 3762 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 243DEG 39KT 3768 8307 

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

GEERTSON
1 follow-up statement
978 
WWUS53 KJKL 112145
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
545 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

KYC025-071-115-153-112155-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210711T2145Z/
Johnson KY-Floyd KY-Breathitt KY-Magoffin KY-
545 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON...
NORTHWESTERN FLOYD...NORTHEASTERN BREATHITT AND CENTRAL MAGOFFIN
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
JACKSON KY.

LAT...LON 3751 8319 3767 8324 3786 8286 3762 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 270DEG 39KT 3775 8289 

$$

GEERTSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 5:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJackson, Rockcastle119 min
Jul 11, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJohnson, Magoffin31 min
Jul 11, 6:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLJackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle113 min
Jul 11, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMartin29 min
Jul 11, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLJohnson, Martin35 min
Jul 11, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLOwsley27 min
Jul 11, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Clay, Owsley31 min
Jul 11, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay37 min
Jul 11, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBreathitt31 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.