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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Jackson, KY

July 29, 2021Elliott County, Rowan County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2021, 10:25 PM EDT for Elliott County, Rowan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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: Jul 29, 2021, 10:25 PM EDT (02:25 UTC)
Expired: Jul 29, 2021, 11:00 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Elliott County, KY, Rowan County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 29, 10:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Haldeman, KY	POWER LINES DOWN AS WELL AS A TREE DOWN ON AN OUTBUILDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY-60 AND BRADLEY HOLLOW RD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 143 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2113 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 691 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.7
Supercell composite: 9.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

232 
WUUS53 KJKL 300225
SVRJKL
KYC063-205-300300-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0075.210730T0225Z-210730T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1025 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Rowan County in east central Kentucky...
  Northwestern Elliott County in east central Kentucky...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 1024 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Haldeman, or
  8 miles west of Olive Hill, moving southeast 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Vale around 1040 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Wagner Store, Farley and Fannin Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3821 8330 3821 8329 3819 8327 3819 8324
      3824 8322 3827 8317 3823 8312 3823 8309
      3819 8305 3809 8333 3827 8344 3832 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 335DEG 19KT 3827 8332 

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

GEERTSON

2 follow-up statements

323 
WWUS53 KJKL 300241
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1041 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

KYC063-205-300300-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210730T0300Z/
Rowan KY-Elliott KY-
1041 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN ROWAN AND NORTHWESTERN ELLIOTT COUNTIES...

At 1041 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elliottville,
or 9 miles east of Morehead, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Minor and Fannin Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3821 8330 3821 8329 3819 8327 3819 8324
      3824 8322 3827 8317 3823 8312 3823 8309
      3819 8305 3809 8333 3827 8344 3832 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 335DEG 19KT 3819 8327 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GEERTSON

249 
WWUS53 KJKL 300303
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1103 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

KYC063-205-300304-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210730T0300Z/
Rowan KY-Elliott KY-
1103 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ROWAN AND NORTHWESTERN
ELLIOTT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of Rowan County 
and the Severe Thunderstorm warning will be allowed to expire there. 
Another severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Elliot and 
Morgan counties until 1115 PM. Please refer to that bulletin for 
further details. 

LAT...LON 3821 8330 3821 8329 3819 8327 3819 8324
      3824 8322 3827 8317 3823 8312 3823 8309
      3819 8305 3809 8333 3827 8344 3832 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 335DEG 19KT 3813 8323 

$$

GEERTSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Rowan	35 min
Jul 29, 10:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Rowan	27 min
Jul 29, 10:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Elliott, Morgan, Rowan	31 min
Jul 29, 10:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Elliott, Fleming, Rowan	3 hr
Jul 29, 11:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe	30 min
Jul 29, 11:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Rowan	37 min
Jul 29, 11:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Morgan, Rowan	3 hr
Jul 29, 11:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan	4 hr
Jul 30, 12:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt, Wolfe	52 min
Jul 30, 12:24 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Wolfe	4 hr
Jul 30, 12:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Menifee, Montgomery, Wolfe	50 min
Jul 30, 12:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Knott, Magoffin, Perry	39 min
Jul 30, 12:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Perry	45 min
Jul 30, 12:59 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Magoffin	4 hr
Jul 30, 1:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt, Knott	40 min
Jul 30, 1:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Leslie, Perry	49 min
Jul 30, 1:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Leslie, Perry	45 min
Jul 30, 1:33 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Montgomery, Owsley, Perry and 2 more	4 hr
Jul 30, 1:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Montgomery, Powell	53 min
Jul 30, 1:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Leslie, Perry	4 hr
Jul 30, 2:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Harlan	39 min
Jul 30, 2:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Estill, Jackson	52 min
Jul 30, 2:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell, Clay	52 min
Jul 30, 2:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Clay, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Leslie, Owsley	4 hr
Jul 30, 2:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle	49 min
Jul 30, 3:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell, Clay, Knox	41 min
Jul 30, 3:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Pulaski, Rockcastle	48 min
Jul 30, 3:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle	4 hr
Jul 30, 3:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan	6 hr
Jul 30, 3:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Knox, Laurel	43 min
Jul 30, 3:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley	64 min
Jul 30, 4:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Laurel, Pulaski	4 hr
Jul 30, 4:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Whitley	49 min
Jul 30, 4:16 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	McCreary, Whitley	29 min
Jul 30, 4:18 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Whitley	4 hr
Jul 30, 4:21 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Wolfe	3 hr
Jul 30, 4:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley	61 min
Jul 30, 4:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	McCreary, Wayne, Whitley	3 hr
Jul 30, 4:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, McCreary, Whitley	51 min
Jul 30, 5:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Montgomery, Owsley, Powell and 1 more	4 hr
Jul 30, 5:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	McCreary, Wayne	38 min
Jul 30, 6:35 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill, Powell	24 hr
Jul 30, 7:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Wolfe	4 hr
Jul 30, 7:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Whitley	86 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.