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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY

July 10, 2021Elliott County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 10, 2021, 12:11 PM EDT for Elliott County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2021, 12:11 PM EDT (16:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2021, 12:45 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY

County Elliott County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:10 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.

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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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 866 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 117 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 Jul 10, 10:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 10:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 4:04 AM EDT, 8 hours 7 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
404 AM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-111115-
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
404 AM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorm chances will increase throughout the day, and linger
into the overnight. Some of these storms could be strong, and may
produce heavy rainfall and isolated flooding concerns.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorms are possible each day, especially during the
afternoon and evening hours.

There is the potential for heavy rain and strong storms again
Sunday and Monday afternoons.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

JMW/CMF

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 12:11 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
Jul 10, 1:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Whitley	47 min
Jul 10, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell, Knox, Whitley	45 min
Jul 10, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell, Clay, Harlan, Leslie	41 min
Jul 10, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Johnson	39 min
Jul 10, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Floyd, Pike	38 min
Jul 10, 3:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Martin, Pike	52 min
Jul 10, 3:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Floyd, Magoffin, Martin, Pike	3 hr
Jul 10, 3:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Martin	2 hr
Jul 10, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel	60 min
Jul 10, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Pike	28 min
Jul 10, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Estill, Lee, Powell	42 min
Jul 10, 3:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill	3 hr
Jul 10, 3:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Estill	2 hr
Jul 10, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Morgan	49 min
Jul 10, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Magoffin, Wolfe	47 min
Jul 10, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Pike	31 min
Jul 10, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Magoffin, Morgan	42 min
Jul 10, 4:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Pike	3 hr
Jul 10, 4:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe	3 hr
Jul 10, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Lee	27 min
Jul 10, 4:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Pike	3 hr
Jul 10, 4:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Lee, Wolfe	2 hr
Jul 10, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Pulaski	36 min
Jul 10, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel	49 min
Jul 10, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel	43 min
Jul 10, 6:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski	105 min
Jul 10, 6:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Pike	52 min
Jul 10, 6:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Pulaski	95 min
Jul 10, 6:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	McCreary	115 min
Jul 10, 6:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	McCreary	103 min
Jul 10, 6:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Laurel, McCreary, Whitley	102 min
Jul 10, 7:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay	3 hr
Jul 10, 7:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Knox	2 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.