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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY

July 30, 2021Bell County, Clay County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 30, 2021, 2:23 AM EDT for Bell County, Clay County, Kentucky. It was in force for 52 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: Jul 30, 2021, 2:23 AM EDT (06:23 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2021, 3:15 AM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY

Counties Bell County, KY, Clay County, KY

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 284 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: 2113 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 691 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.7
Supercell composite: 9.2

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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 30, 2:14 AM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 2:14 AM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 3:58 PM EDT, 10 hours 25 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
358 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-302300-
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
358 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop early
this evening through late tonight. Some of these storms may be
strong to severe, with damaging winds and large hail the primary
threats, especially for locations along and north of the Mountain
Parkway. Heavy rain from any of the stronger storms moving
repeatedly over the same places could also result in localized
flooding.

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

Thunderstorms are possible at times from Friday through Wednesday,
mainly in the afternoon and evening hours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed for storm and heavy rain reports
tonight.

CMF/JMW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 30, 2:15 AM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 2:20 AM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 2:21 AM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 2:23 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 2:23 AM 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 29, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Rowan	35 min
Jul 29, 10:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Rowan	27 min
Jul 29, 10:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Elliott, Rowan	35 min
Jul 29, 10:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Elliott, Morgan, Rowan	31 min
Jul 29, 10:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Elliott, Fleming, Rowan	3 hr
Jul 29, 11:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe	30 min
Jul 29, 11:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Rowan	37 min
Jul 29, 11:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Morgan, Rowan	3 hr
Jul 29, 11:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan	4 hr
Jul 30, 12:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt, Wolfe	52 min
Jul 30, 12:24 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Wolfe	4 hr
Jul 30, 12:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Menifee, Montgomery, Wolfe	50 min
Jul 30, 12:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Knott, Magoffin, Perry	39 min
Jul 30, 12:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Perry	45 min
Jul 30, 12:59 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Magoffin	4 hr
Jul 30, 1:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt, Knott	40 min
Jul 30, 1:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Leslie, Perry	49 min
Jul 30, 1:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Leslie, Perry	45 min
Jul 30, 1:33 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Montgomery, Owsley, Perry and 2 more	4 hr
Jul 30, 1:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Montgomery, Powell	53 min
Jul 30, 1:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Leslie, Perry	4 hr
Jul 30, 2:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Harlan	39 min
Jul 30, 2:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Estill, Jackson	52 min
Jul 30, 2:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Clay, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Leslie, Owsley	4 hr
Jul 30, 2:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle	49 min
Jul 30, 3:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell, Clay, Knox	41 min
Jul 30, 3:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Pulaski, Rockcastle	48 min
Jul 30, 3:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle	4 hr
Jul 30, 3:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan	6 hr
Jul 30, 3:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Knox, Laurel	43 min
Jul 30, 3:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley	64 min
Jul 30, 4:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Laurel, Pulaski	4 hr
Jul 30, 4:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Whitley	49 min
Jul 30, 4:16 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	McCreary, Whitley	29 min
Jul 30, 4:18 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Whitley	4 hr
Jul 30, 4:21 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Wolfe	3 hr
Jul 30, 4:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley	61 min
Jul 30, 4:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	McCreary, Wayne, Whitley	3 hr
Jul 30, 4:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, McCreary, Whitley	51 min
Jul 30, 5:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Montgomery, Owsley, Powell and 1 more	4 hr
Jul 30, 5:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	McCreary, Wayne	38 min
Jul 30, 6:35 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill, Powell	24 hr
Jul 30, 7:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Wolfe	4 hr
Jul 30, 7:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Whitley	86 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.