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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jan 16, 2021, 8:21 AM EST for Lee County, Morgan County, Wolfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 54 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
- Jan 16, 2021, 8:21 AM EST (13:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2021, 9:15 AM EST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
Counties Lee County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:25 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 188 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
491
WWUS83 KJKL 161321
SPSJKL
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
821 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021
KYZ058>060-069-106-108-109-111-112-161415-
Jackson-Menifee-Lee-Breathitt-Estill-Magoffin-Morgan-Wolfe-Powell-
821 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021
...A HEAVY SNOW SHOWER WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN POWELL...WESTERN
MORGAN...SOUTHERN ESTILL...NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN
MENIFEE...NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT...NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN...LEE AND
WOLFE COUNTIES THROUGH 915 AM EDT...
At 818 AM EST, a heavy snow shower was located along a line
extending from Pomeroyton to near Hollonville. Movement was
northeast at 15 mph.
Locations impacted include...
West Liberty, Salyersville, Beattyville, Campton, Simpson, Henry,
Lewis, Fincastle, Wellington, Pilot, Burkhart, Florress, Lexie,
Leeco, Lick Branch, Pekin, Omer, Pine Ridge, Wonnie and Kernie.
Portions of the Mountain Parkway will be affected.
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.
LAT...LON 3803 8322 3773 8307 3760 8358 3749 8402
3764 8406 3769 8392 3777 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1318Z 244DEG 13KT 3785 8354 3770 8348
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Knox and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 16, 7:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin | 22 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.