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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Jackson, KY

July 11, 2021Johnson County, Martin County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2021, 6:25 PM EDT for Johnson County, Martin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 35 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, 6:25 PM EDT (22:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Johnson County, KY, Martin County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.

029 
WUUS53 KJKL 112225
SVRJKL
KYC115-159-112300-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0071.210711T2225Z-210711T2300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Martin County in northeastern Kentucky...
  Southeastern Johnson County in northeastern Kentucky...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 625 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Davisport, or
  near Inez, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Pevier around 630 PM EDT.
  Debord around 635 PM EDT.
  Inez around 640 PM EDT.
  Beauty around 645 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Warfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3774 8269 3789 8273 3790 8270 3788 8261
      3789 8260 3792 8260 3795 8258 3797 8253
      3794 8249 3794 8250 3790 8247 3791 8247
      3788 8242 3781 8240 3782 8239 3777 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 253DEG 24KT 3784 8262 

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

GEERTSON
2 follow-up statements
761 
WWUS53 KJKL 112244
SVSJKL

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

KYC115-112254-
/O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210711T2300Z/
Johnson KY-
644 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3778 8253 3788 8261 3789 8260 3792 8260
      3795 8258 3797 8253 3794 8249 3794 8250
      3790 8247 3791 8247 3788 8242 3781 8240
      3782 8239 3778 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 253DEG 26KT 3788 8245 

$$

KYC159-112300-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210711T2300Z/
Martin KY-
644 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY...

At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hode, or near
Inez, moving east at 30 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
northern Martin County, including the following locations... Kermit.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3778 8253 3788 8261 3789 8260 3792 8260
      3795 8258 3797 8253 3794 8249 3794 8250
      3790 8247 3791 8247 3788 8242 3781 8240
      3782 8239 3778 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 253DEG 26KT 3788 8245 

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

GEERTSON
276 
WWUS53 KJKL 112259
SVSJKL

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

KYC159-112308-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210711T2300Z/
Martin KY-
659 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3778 8253 3788 8261 3789 8260 3792 8260
      3795 8258 3797 8253 3794 8249 3794 8250
      3790 8247 3791 8247 3788 8242 3781 8240
      3782 8239 3778 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 253DEG 24KT 3790 8235 

$$

GEERTSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin16 min
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, 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.