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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Jackson, KY

July 16, 2021Fleming County, Rowan County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2021, 1:09 PM EDT for Fleming County, Rowan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 21 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 16, 2021, 1:09 PM EDT (17:09 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fleming County, KY, Rowan County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:10 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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 2021-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 291 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 2021-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 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
291 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
941 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

170 
WUUS53 KJKL 161709
SVRJKL
KYC069-205-161730-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0073.210716T1709Z-210716T1730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
109 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Fleming County in east central Kentucky...
  Northeastern Rowan County in east central Kentucky...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 109 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Plummers Landing to Gates, moving northeast at
  25 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Gates around 115 PM EDT.
  Haldeman around 120 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3838 8345 3840 8341 3835 8337 3832 8336
      3832 8334 3821 8330 3821 8329 3815 8339
      3829 8359 3841 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 227DEG 22KT 3831 8351 3821 8338 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RAY
1 follow-up statement
938 
WWUS53 KJKL 161731
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
131 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

KYC069-205-161740-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-210716T1730Z/
Fleming KY-Rowan KY-
131 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FLEMING AND
NORTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. However gusty 
winds are possible with additional thunderstorms in the area.

LAT...LON 3838 8345 3840 8341 3835 8337 3832 8336
      3832 8334 3821 8330 3821 8329 3815 8339
      3829 8359 3841 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 227DEG 22KT 3839 8340 3829 8327 

$$

RAY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay50 min
Jul 16, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLOwsley17 min
Jul 16, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWolfe24 min
Jul 16, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle29 min
Jul 16, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMorgan32 min
Jul 16, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLeslie35 min
Jul 16, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPowell33 min
Jul 16, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBath, Rowan27 min
Jul 16, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLFleming25 min
Jul 16, 4:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLFleming3 hr
Jul 16, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLFleming34 min
Jul 16, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMartin35 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.