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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY

March 25, 2021Laurel County, McCreary County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Mar 25, 2021, 6:20 PM EDT for Laurel County, McCreary County, Kentucky. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Mar 25, 2021, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired: Mar 25, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY

Counties Laurel County, KY, McCreary County, KY

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 207 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 60 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 753 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Mar 25, 5:21 PM EDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 5:21 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 4:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
432 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-262345-
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
432 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...This evening and tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are anticipated through the
evening and into tonight. Some of these storms may become severe
this evening and produce damaging wind gusts, isolated tornadoes,
and perhaps hail. The greatest potential for isolated tornadoes
is from near and west of a Middlesboro to Mount Vernon line.
Locally heavy rainfall is also possible in locations which
experience multiple thunderstorms. Outside of these storms,
widespread south to southwest wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are
expected this evening and tonight. Isolated higher gusts are
possible west of I-75, north of I-64, and above 2,000 feet.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

A few thunderstorms are possible again Saturday afternoon and
Saturday night. Some of these storms could produce strong wind
gusts.

Patchy to areas of frost are expected in valleys early Monday
morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report thunderstorm wind damage.

JP/AR

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 25, 6:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
620 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

KYZ079-080-084-085-252245-
Whitley-McCreary-Laurel-Pulaski-
620 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LAUREL...SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...
NORTHEASTERN MCCREARY AND NORTHWESTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES...

At 620 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Wiborg, or near
Whitley City, moving northeast at 60 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
London, Whitley City, Fariston, Wood Creek Lake, Pittsburg, Parkers
Lake, Cumberland Falls S.P., Lily, Huxley, Mount Victory, North
Corbin, Bunch, Hightop, London-Corbin Airport, Youngs Creek, Bark
Camp, Wiborg, Rye, Honeybee and Marshes Siding.

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 3680 8460 3681 8460 3682 8458 3684 8459
      3685 8457 3685 8459 3687 8458 3726 8417
      3706 8393 3671 8448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 226DEG 53KT 3681 8451

DJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 25, 4:31 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	JKL	Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more	24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.