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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY

June 13, 20214 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2021, 7:33 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 57 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: Jun 13, 2021, 7:33 PM EDT (23:33 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY

Counties Clay County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Owsley County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 261 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.

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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: 802 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1233 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 19 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 Jun 13, 7:25 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 7:25 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 6:50 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 3:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
353 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

KYZ044-051-052-132045-
Rowan-Bath-Fleming-
353 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN BATH...
FLEMING AND NORTH CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTIES...

At 353 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered near Nepton, or 7
miles northwest of Flemingsburg, moving southeast at 20 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Flemingsburg, Sharpsburg, Fairview, Pecks Ridge, Pebble, Muses Mills,
Wallingford, Bethel, Foxport, Oakley, Mount Carmel, Nepton, Tilton,
Ringos Mills, Hillsboro, Craintown, Sherburne, Plummers Landing,
Cowan and Poplar Plains.

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 3849 8359 3843 8358 3840 8348 3838 8345
      3840 8341 3834 8336 3833 8336 3817 8398
      3832 8384 3836 8388 3835 8390 3837 8390
      3836 8392 3842 8395 3844 8398 3849 8393
      3846 8385 3852 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 313DEG 17KT 3849 8385

GREIF

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 6:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
626 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

KYZ058-069-114-132300-
Jackson-Estill-Owsley-
626 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN OWSLEY...
SOUTHWESTERN ESTILL AND JACKSON COUNTIES...

At 626 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Brazil, or 7
miles northwest of McKee, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch diameter hail are possible
with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
McKee, Morrill, Turkey Foot, Olin, Kerby Knob, Shop Branch, Waneta,
Privett, Bradshaw, Earnestville, Clover Bottom, Jinks, Brazil,
Hurley, Shirley, Sandgap, Deese, Blanton Flats, New Zion and Vincent.

LAT...LON 3753 8420 3756 8417 3756 8409 3760 8410
      3764 8404 3755 8390 3754 8391 3750 8385
      3749 8380 3747 8377 3729 8403 3749 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 315DEG 20KT 3752 8404

HAL

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 6:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
627 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

KYZ058-069-114-132300-
Jackson-Estill-Owsley-
627 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN OWSLEY...
SOUTHWESTERN ESTILL AND JACKSON COUNTIES...

At 626 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Brazil, or 7
miles northwest of McKee, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch diameter hail are possible
with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
McKee, Morrill, Turkey Foot, Olin, Kerby Knob, Shop Branch, Waneta,
Privett, Bradshaw, Earnestville, Clover Bottom, Jinks, Brazil,
Hurley, Shirley, Sandgap, Deese, Blanton Flats, New Zion and Vincent.

LAT...LON 3753 8420 3756 8417 3756 8409 3760 8410
      3764 8404 3755 8390 3754 8391 3750 8385
      3749 8380 3747 8377 3729 8403 3749 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 315DEG 20KT 3752 8404

HAL

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 6:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
629 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

KYZ119-120-132315-
Martin-Pike-
629 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MARTIN AND NORTH CENTRAL PIKE
COUNTIES...

At 628 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Wells, or near
Inez, moving southeast at 35 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Inez, Warfield, Beauty, Add, Tomahawk, Pilgrim, Coalpoint, Davella,
Whitepost, Hode, Conder, Piso, Prince, Calf Creek, Delong, McClure,
Milo, Job, Lovely and Preece.

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 3757 8247 3786 8265 3789 8260 3792 8260
      3795 8258 3796 8253 3794 8249 3794 8250
      3790 8247 3791 8247 3788 8242 3781 8240
      3782 8239 3776 8233 3776 8231 3774 8233
      3770 8230
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 314DEG 28KT 3791 8260

GREIF

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 7:04 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 7:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bath	30 min
Jun 13, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Fleming	52 min
Jun 13, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Jackson	34 min
Jun 13, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Jackson	33 min
Jun 13, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Martin	46 min
Jun 13, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle	33 min
Jun 13, 7:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle	31 min
Jun 13, 7:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Jackson	111 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.