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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY

June 11, 2021Rockcastle County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jun 11, 2021, 7:22 PM EDT for Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2021, 7:22 PM EDT (23:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY

County Rockcastle County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 236 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 2021-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 881 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
881 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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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 Jun 11, 6:22 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 6:22 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 4:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 3:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
348 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

KYZ044-050>052-060-112030-
Rowan-Montgomery-Menifee-Bath-Fleming-
348 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...
BATH...MENIFEE...SOUTH CENTRAL FLEMING AND SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN
COUNTIES...

At 347 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Odessa, or near
Owingsville, moving southeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Owingsville, Frenchburg, Marshall, Salt Lick, Clay Lick, Preston,
Reynoldsville, Wyoming, Cornwell, Peasticks, Rothwell, Walkers
Crossing, Olympia Springs, Yale, Cedar Groves, Moore's Ferry, Flat
Creek, Odessa, Stepstone and Bourbon Furnace.

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 3802 8344 3799 8344 3786 8369 3787 8371
      3820 8392 3830 8373
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 327DEG 25KT 3819 8378

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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:34 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:22 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 10:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLOwsley119 min
Jun 10, 10:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLKnox3 hr
Jun 11, 12:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLLaurel, Rockcastle20 min
Jun 11, 12:53 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLLaurel, Rockcastle2 hr
Jun 11, 1:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle2 hr
Jun 11, 3:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle8 hr
Jun 11, 3:54 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchJKLBell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Floyd and 23 more18 hr
Jun 11, 4:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Wolfe3 hr
Jun 11, 4:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLLee3 hr
Jun 11, 5:35 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Lee3 hr
Jun 11, 5:56 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLBreathitt, Lee, Wolfe3 hr
Jun 11, 6:19 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLEstill3 hr
Jun 11, 6:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Powell, Wolfe114 min
Jun 11, 7:28 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMenifee2 hr
Jun 11, 7:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningJKLLee3 hr
Jun 11, 8:50 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningJKLLee2 hr
Jun 11, 9:55 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningJKLWolfe7 hr
Jun 11, 10:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Knox, Whitley3 hr
Jun 11, 11:03 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningJKLLee6 hr
Jun 11, 12:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Lee, Owsley5 hr
Jun 11, 1:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMenifee, Montgomery, Powell5 hr
Jun 11, 1:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Knott, Perry3 hr
Jun 11, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell, Whitley42 min
Jun 11, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLeslie41 min
Jun 11, 1:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Lee3 hr
Jun 11, 1:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLFloyd, Knott, Magoffin3 hr
Jun 11, 1:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay, Jackson, Leslie, Owsley, Perry3 hr
Jun 11, 1:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Knox, Whitley5 hr
Jun 11, 2:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLWhitley6 hr
Jun 11, 2:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLClay, Owsley3 hr
Jun 11, 2:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLHarlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry3 hr
Jun 11, 2:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay3 hr
Jun 11, 3:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay, Laurel, Leslie3 hr
Jun 11, 3:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLClay2 hr
Jun 11, 3:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJackson, Lee, Owsley3 hr
Jun 11, 3:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Lee, Powell3 hr
Jun 11, 3:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLClay, Laurel3 hr
Jun 11, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBath, Menifee42 min
Jun 11, 3:57 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill13 hr
Jun 11, 4:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLHarlan3 hr
Jun 11, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMontgomery48 min
Jun 11, 4:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBath, Fleming, Montgomery3 hr
Jun 11, 4:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLLaurel3 hr
Jun 11, 4:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLKnox, Laurel3 hr
Jun 11, 5:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMontgomery, Powell118 min
Jun 11, 5:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLLaurel, Whitley3 hr
Jun 11, 5:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLMcCreary, Whitley2 hr
Jun 11, 5:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLLaurel107 min
Jun 11, 5:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLWhitley105 min
Jun 11, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle26 min
Jun 11, 6:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJKLClay, Laurel3 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.