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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Jackson, KY

August 10, 2021Clay County, Knox County, Laurel County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT for Clay County, Knox County, Laurel County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 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
Aug 10, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 254 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 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1950 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 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1950 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
904 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

615 
WUUS53 KJKL 101928
SVRJKL
KYC051-121-125-102000-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0084.210810T1928Z-210810T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
328 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Laurel County in south central Kentucky...
  Northwestern Knox County in southeastern Kentucky...
  West central Clay County in southeastern Kentucky...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 328 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Levi Jackson
  S.P., or near London, moving east at 10 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...
  Lesbas around 335 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Lida,
Cane Creek and Blackwater.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3707 8412 3716 8403 3710 8376 3689 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 292DEG 11KT 3708 8402 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RAY
2 follow-up statements
673 
WWUS53 KJKL 101937
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
337 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KYC051-121-125-102000-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210810T2000Z/
Laurel KY-Knox KY-Clay KY-
337 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL...NORTHWESTERN KNOX AND WEST CENTRAL CLAY
COUNTIES...

At 336 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located just northeast of 
London, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Lida, Cane Creek, Blackwater, Gibbs, Tedders and Fletcher.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3707 8412 3716 8403 3710 8376 3689 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 292DEG 11KT 3707 8399 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RAY
250 
WWUS53 KJKL 101955
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
355 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KYC051-121-125-102004-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210810T2000Z/
Laurel KY-Knox KY-Clay KY-
355 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL...
NORTHWESTERN KNOX AND WEST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400
PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire. However gusty 
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3707 8412 3716 8403 3710 8376 3689 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 292DEG 11KT 3706 8395 

$$

RAY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 1:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWayne29 min
Aug 10, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLEstill, Powell46 min
Aug 10, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJackson44 min
Aug 10, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJackson, Lee30 min
Aug 10, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnox41 min
Aug 10, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay39 min
Aug 10, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnox35 min
Aug 10, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMartin25 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.