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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Mar 18, 2021, 4:12 PM EDT for Martin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 33 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 18, 2021, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
County Martin County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:19 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Hatfield Station, KY | HAIL RANGING IN SIZE FROM DIMES TO QUARTERS WAS OBSERVED IN HATFIELD. |
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 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
818
WWUS83 KJKL 182012
SPSJKL
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
412 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
KYZ119-120-182045-
Martin-Pike-
412 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN AND
NORTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTIES...
At 412 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Gulnare, or 11
miles north of Pikeville, moving east at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Forest Hills, Rural, Moree, Gulnare, Turkey Creek, Belfry, Hatfield
Station, Heisey, Heenan, Whitepost, Conder, Sidney, McCombs, Piso,
Laura, Varney, Aflex, Jarad and Threeforks.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3760 8259 3767 8261 3768 8256 3769 8257
3779 8235 3777 8233 3776 8233 3776 8231
3774 8233 3770 8230 3767 8230 3766 8226
3766 8224 3763 8221 3762 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 254DEG 18KT 3764 8253
$$
JMWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan, Letcher | 50 min |
| Mar 18, 10:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 12:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Martin | 41 min |
| Mar 18, 12:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee, Morgan | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 42 min |
| Mar 18, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 23 min |
| Mar 18, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Morgan, Rowan | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Martin | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Perry | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knox | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 5:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knox, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Leslie, Perry | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 5:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Perry | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Martin | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Perry | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 5:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 6:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 6:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Martin | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 6:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Leslie | 3 hr |
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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.