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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jan 25, 2021, 10:43 PM EST for Bell County, Whitley 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
- Jan 25, 2021, 10:43 PM EST (03:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2021, 11:15 PM EST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
Counties Bell County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 548 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 654 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 735 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jan 25, 9:07 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 9:07 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 433 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-261100- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan- Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott- Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike- Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville, Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna, Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville, Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Sandy Hook, West Liberty, Paintsville, Campton, Salyersville, Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Beattyville, Jackson, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Booneville, Hazard, Manchester, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Inez, Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson 433 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. A slow moving storm system will bring locally heavy rainfall to the area tonight. Some minor flooding will be possible in low lying areas. Thunderstorms will be possible, mainly through the evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Some significant rises will occur along portions of the Kentucky and Red River basins on Tuesday. There is a chance of snow Wednesday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. GEOGERIAN/JMW/RAY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 25, 9:22 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
948 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021
KYZ058-069-108-111-260315-
Jackson-Lee-Estill-Wolfe-
948 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN ESTILL...NORTHWESTERN
JACKSON...NORTHERN LEE AND SOUTHWESTERN WOLFE COUNTIES...
At 948 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located over Blanton Flats,
or 8 miles south of Irvine, moving east at 65 mph.
Pea size hail is possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Beattyville, Campton, Fincastle, Booth, Torrent, Rogers, Leeco,
Pinnacle, Kerby Knob, Whynot, Shade, Old Landing, Jinks, Standing
Rock, Brazil, Shirley, Leighton, Drip Rock, Vortex and Blanton Flats.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3757 8409 3761 8411 3773 8373 3772 8372
3772 8371 3774 8369 3779 8352 3765 8348
3750 8415 3756 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 251DEG 56KT 3758 8401
KASSpecial weather statement, Jan 25, 9:51 PM EST, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
951 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021
KYZ083-084-260315-
McCreary-Wayne-
951 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WAYNE AND MCCREARY
COUNTIES...
At 951 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located over Sunnybrook, or
7 miles northeast of Byrdstown, moving east at 65 mph.
Half inch hail is possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Whitley City, Parmleysville, Great Meadows Campsites, Slavens,
Parkers Lake, Barrier, Co-
Operative, Pine Knot, Slickford, Ritner, Powersburg, Wiborg, Blue
Heron, Coopersville, Marshes Siding, Burfield, Beulah Heights, Kidds
Crossing, Stearns and Rockeybranch.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3660 8479 3661 8496 3663 8500 3668 8500
3670 8502 3687 8443 3659 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 251DEG 56KT 3663 8502
KASSpecial weather statement, Jan 25, 10:43 PM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 1043 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021 KYZ084>087-260415- Whitley-McCreary-Knox-Bell- 1043 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BELL...SOUTHERN KNOX... SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY AND SOUTHERN WHITLEY COUNTIES... At 1043 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located over Louden, or near Williamsburg, moving east at 50 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Williamsburg, Barbourville, Pineville, Julip, Artemus, Swan Lake, Clate, Birdseye, Ponza, Verne, Goldbug, Gausdale, King, Louden, Blanche, Krupp, Hollyhill, Polly Camp, Rella and Clear Creek Springs. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. LAT...LON 3662 8438 3676 8438 3692 8364 3667 8359 TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 254DEG 45KT 3675 8404 KAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 7:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley | 36 min |
| Jan 25, 8:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:05 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott | 23 min |
| Jan 25, 9:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Laurel | 36 min |
| Jan 25, 9:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 30 min |
| Jan 25, 9:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee | 27 min |
| Jan 25, 9:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 24 min |
| Jan 25, 9:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 47 min |
| Jan 25, 10:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 43 min |
| Jan 25, 11:05 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Jackson and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 27 min |
| Jan 26, 2:56 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell | 47 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:04 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee | 49 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:07 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 34 hr |
| Jan 26, 6:15 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Owsley | 18 hr |
| Jan 26, 9:45 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Magoffin | 14 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 37 hr |
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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.