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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY

July 10, 2021Laurel County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 10, 2021, 6:02 PM EDT for Laurel County, Kentucky. It was in force for 43 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, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY

County Laurel County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 246 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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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, 5:05 PM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 5:05 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 4:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 3:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
359 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

KYZ120-102030-
Pike-
359 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY...

At 359 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Biggs, or 11
miles north of Breaks Interstate, moving east at 30 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Jamboree, Argo, Fishtrap Lake, Phyllis, Phelps, Belcher, Fedscreek,
Toonerville, Marrowbone, Majestic, Kimper, Coleman, Board Tree,
Mouthcard, Woodman, Biggs and Paw Paw.

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 3732 8228 3734 8248 3755 8234 3754 8206
      3753 8205 3754 8204 3754 8197
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 277DEG 25KT 3745 8227

GREIF

Local storm report, Jul 10, 4:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
411 PM EDT SAT JUL 10 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ALLEN                   37.61N 82.73W
07/10/2021                   FLOYD              KY   PUBLIC

            FLASH FLOODING WAS OBSERVED ALONG KY1428 IN
            THE CITY OF ALLEN. ONE LANE OF THE ROAD WAS
            IMPASSABLE.

&&

AR

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
418 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

KYZ108-111-112-114-102045-
Lee-Breathitt-Owsley-Wolfe-
418 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN OWSLEY...WESTERN
BREATHITT...LEE AND SOUTH CENTRAL WOLFE COUNTIES...

At 418 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Proctor, or
over Beattyville, moving east at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Beattyville, Booneville, Simpson, Fincastle, White Ash,
Fillmore, Grass, Pence, Copebranch, Noctor, Vancleve, Moct, Ida May,
Wilhurst, Delvinta, Lerose, War Creek, Vada and Elkatawa.

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 3749 8382 3767 8379 3767 8331 3740 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 276DEG 25KT 3757 8371

GREIF

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 5:09 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 5:41 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 6:02 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, 12:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott	34 min
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, 6:16 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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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.