Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 11, 2021, 5:13 AM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 17 min. 3 reports 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
- Dec 11, 2021, 5:13 AM EST (10:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2021, 5:30 AM EST
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Estill County, KY, Lee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Powell County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 5:25 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Union Hall, KY | TREE DOWN ALONG 7200 BLOCK OF HARDWICKS CREEK RD. TIME ESTIMATE FROM RADAR. |
| Dec 11, 5:33 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Spout Springs, KY | TREE ON 3 PHASE POWERLINE ALONG SPOUT SPRINGS ROAD. ROAD IS CLOSED AND REPAIRS ARE ONGOING. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Dec 11, 5:35 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Clay City, KY | TREE OVER PAINT CREEK ROAD IN THE 2500 BLOCK. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2:27 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 325 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KJKL 111013
TORJKL
KYC065-129-173-197-111030-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0005.211211T1013Z-211211T1030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
513 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Powell County in east central Kentucky...
Southeastern Montgomery County in east central Kentucky...
Estill County in east central Kentucky...
North central Lee County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 530 AM EST.
* At 513 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Blackburn, or 8 miles southeast of Richmond,
moving northeast at 60 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...
Rice Station around 520 AM EST.
Irvine around 525 AM EST.
Cottage Furnace around 530 AM EST.
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 3776 8368 3772 8371 3770 8367 3763 8412
3765 8413 3767 8409 3768 8410 3770 8409
3774 8410 3774 8408 3777 8409 3778 8411
3794 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1013Z 244DEG 53KT 3766 8416
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
GREIF1 follow-up statement
842
WWUS53 KJKL 111027
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
527 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021
KYC065-129-173-197-111036-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-211211T1030Z/
Powell KY-Montgomery KY-Estill KY-Lee KY-
527 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR POWELL...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...ESTILL
AND NORTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 AM EST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EST for southeastern
and east central Kentucky.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect this
area through 6:15 AM EST
LAT...LON 3776 8368 3772 8371 3770 8367 3763 8412
3765 8413 3767 8409 3768 8410 3770 8409
3774 8410 3774 8408 3777 8409 3778 8411
3794 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1026Z 244DEG 53KT 3774 8396
$$
GREIFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 4:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 30 min |
| Dec 11, 4:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Rowan | 35 min |
| Dec 11, 5:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Rowan and 1 more | 48 min |
| Dec 11, 5:43 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Estill, Powell | 32 min |
| Dec 11, 5:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 41 min |
| Dec 11, 5:56 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 19 min |
| Dec 11, 6:08 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 6:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Rowan | 58 min |
| Dec 11, 6:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley | 30 min |
| Dec 11, 6:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Jackson, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 3 more | 37 min |
| Dec 11, 6:53 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 22 min |
| Dec 11, 6:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 4 more | 32 min |
| Dec 11, 7:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Morgan and 4 more | 37 min |
| Dec 11, 7:24 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more | 51 min |
| Dec 11, 7:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Elliott, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley and 2 more | 36 min |
| Dec 11, 7:42 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | McCreary, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 8:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin, Martin | 26 min |
| Dec 11, 8:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 30 min |
| Dec 11, 8:20 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | McCreary, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 8:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Whitley | 30 min |
| Dec 11, 9:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Powell | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 9:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 45 min |
| Dec 11, 9:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 33 min |
| Dec 11, 12:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Jackson, Menifee, Montgomery and 3 more | 39 min |
| Dec 11, 12:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee and 7 more | 45 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.