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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Jackson, KY

March 27, 2021Bell County, McCreary County, Whitley County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 8:43 AM EDT for Bell County, McCreary County, Whitley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 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
Mar 27, 2021, 8:43 AM EDT (12:43 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 9:15 AM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bell County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Whitley County, KY

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:42 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 27, 8:57 AM EDTHAIL 1.251 Sw Hollyhill, KYSPOTTER STATED THAT SOME OF THE HAIL MAY HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN HALF DOLLAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 2021-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 347 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
347 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
316 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

512 
WUUS53 KJKL 271243
SVRJKL
KYC013-147-235-271315-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0009.210327T1243Z-210327T1315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
843 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Bell County in southeastern Kentucky...
  McCreary County in south central Kentucky...
  Southwestern Whitley County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 915 AM EDT.

* At 843 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oneida,
  moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Williamsburg, Whitley City, Ayers, Gatliff, Emlyn, Parkers Lake,
  Co-
  Operative, Zion Hill, Red Ash, Pine Knot, Pleasant View and Krupp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8474 3690 8446 3660 8386 3658 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 1243Z 228DEG 30KT 3655 8445 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JP
2 follow-up statements
115 
WWUS53 KJKL 271258
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
858 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

KYC013-147-235-271315-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210327T1315Z/
Bell KY-McCreary KY-Whitley KY-
858 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...EASTERN MCCREARY AND SOUTHWESTERN WHITLEY
COUNTIES...

At 858 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hollyhill, or 9
miles southeast of Whitley City, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Williamsburg, Whitley City, Ayers, Gatliff, Emlyn, Parkers Lake, Zion
Hill, Red Ash, Pine Knot, Pleasant View, Krupp and Pruden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8456 3686 8449 3690 8446 3660 8386
      3658 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 1258Z 228DEG 30KT 3663 8433 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JP
586 
WWUS53 KJKL 271316
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
916 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

KYC013-147-235-271326-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210327T1315Z/
Bell KY-McCreary KY-Whitley KY-
916 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL...EASTERN
MCCREARY AND SOUTHWESTERN WHITLEY 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.  However small
hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3660 8456 3686 8449 3690 8446 3660 8386
      3658 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 228DEG 30KT 3672 8420 

$$

JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 8:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMcCreary39 min
Mar 27, 9:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnox, Whitley29 min
Mar 27, 9:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay, Laurel51 min
Mar 27, 9:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMcCreary, Wayne47 min
Mar 27, 9:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLMcCreary, Wayne, Whitley46 min
Mar 27, 10:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell, Knox42 min
Mar 27, 10:58 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, McCreary and 1 more6 hr
Mar 27, 11:01 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley44 min
Mar 27, 11:45 AM EDTFlood WatchJKLBell, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Knox, Laurel and 7 more24 hr
Mar 27, 2:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLKnox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley6 hr
Mar 27, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell47 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.