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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY

March 25, 2021Pulaski County, Wayne County, Kentucky

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 25, 11:16 PM EDTFUNNEL CLOUDMonticello, KYTRAINED 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 25, 10:26 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-03-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 290 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 657 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

JMW
1 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 

$$

JMW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLEstill, Menifee, Powell27 min
Mar 25, 10:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLElliott, Menifee28 min
Mar 25, 10:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBath, Montgomery36 min
Mar 25, 10:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnox, Whitley23 min
Mar 25, 10:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWayne37 min
Mar 25, 11:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLMcCreary, Pulaski, Wayne28 min
Mar 25, 11:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnott, Leslie, Perry30 min
Mar 25, 11:25 PM EDTTornado WarningJKLPulaski, Wayne12 min
Mar 25, 11:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Harlan, Letcher3 hr
Mar 25, 11:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPike32 min
Mar 25, 11:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPike31 min
Mar 26, 12:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLFleming31 min
Mar 26, 12:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLOwsley26 min
Mar 26, 1:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLeslie, Perry23 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.