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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 25, 2021, 11:06 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Wayne County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2021, 11:06 PM EDT (03:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2021, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Pulaski County, KY, Wayne County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 11:16 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Monticello, KY | TRAINED SPOTTER OBSERVED FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR MONTICELLO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 10:26 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 2 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 615 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 657 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 631 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
The text
As transmitted.
758
WFUS53 KJKL 260306
TORJKL
KYC199-231-260330-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0002.210326T0306Z-210326T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1106 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Wayne County in south central Kentucky...
Southwestern Pulaski County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 1130 PM EDT.
* At 1105 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Cabell, or 9 miles west of Monticello,
moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Parnell around 1110 PM EDT.
Monticello around 1115 PM EDT.
Mill Springs around 1120 PM EDT.
Frazer around 1125 PM EDT.
Somerset around 1130 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Alpha.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3692 8496 3696 8494 3695 8490 3698 8486
3700 8484 3703 8488 3716 8466 3696 8449
3671 8501 3672 8502 3676 8501 3681 8503
3683 8506 3686 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 238DEG 58KT 3683 8503
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JMW1 follow-up statement
126
WWUS53 KJKL 260328
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1128 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
KYC199-231-260337-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210326T0330Z/
Wayne KY-Pulaski KY-
1128 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN WAYNE AND SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM EDT...
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued
for Wayne and Pulaski Counties and is in effect until midnight.
Please refer to that bulletin for the latest severe weather
information.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for south central
Kentucky.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
JACKSON KY.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
northwest Wayne County.
LAT...LON 3692 8496 3696 8494 3695 8490 3698 8486
3700 8484 3703 8488 3716 8466 3696 8449
3671 8501 3672 8502 3676 8501 3681 8503
3683 8506 3686 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 238DEG 58KT 3701 8466
$$
JMWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Menifee, Powell | 27 min |
| Mar 25, 10:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott, Menifee | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 10:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 23 min |
| Mar 25, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 37 min |
| Mar 25, 11:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Leslie, Perry | 30 min |
| Mar 25, 11:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Wayne | 12 min |
| Mar 25, 11:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Letcher | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 11:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 12:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 12:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 26 min |
| Mar 26, 1:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie, Perry | 23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.