Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 4:54 PM EDT for Boyd County, Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 39 min. 6 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
- Jun 13, 2021, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2021, 5:33 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 4:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Truitt, KY | TWO TREES DOWN |
| Jun 13, 4:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Truitt, KY | TWO TREES DOWN. |
| Jun 13, 5:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Oldtown, KY | TREES DOWN ALONG LAUREL ROAD |
| Jun 13, 5:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Oldtown, KY | TREES DOWN ALONG LAUREL ROAD. |
| Jun 13, 5:09 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Oldtown, KY | POWER LINES DOWN IN AREA OF CRANE CREEK |
| Jun 13, 5:09 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Oldtown, KY | POWER LINES DOWN IN AREA OF CRANE CREEK. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 802 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1233 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KRLX 132054
SVRRLX
KYC019-043-089-132145-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0037.210613T2054Z-210613T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
454 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky...
Southern Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky...
Central Carter County in northeastern Kentucky...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 453 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gesling, or
10 miles north of Carter Caves State Park, moving southeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Ashland, Grayson, Carter Caves State Park, Cannonsburg,
Catlettsburg, Load, Princess, Coalton, Denton, Gesling, Greenbo
Lake, Oldtown, Naples, Rush, Carter, Hopewell, Brushart, Summit,
Willard and Hitchins.
This includes Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 164 and
187.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Please report severe weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the
Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or
by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3847 8319 3849 8319 3850 8316 3853 8314
3855 8310 3857 8310 3859 8307 3862 8308
3843 8260 3818 8293 3845 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 305DEG 21KT 3851 8308
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JP1 follow-up statement
916
WWUS51 KRLX 132133
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
533 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
KYC019-043-089-132141-
/O.CAN.KRLX.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-210613T2145Z/
Boyd KY-Greenup KY-Carter KY-
533 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL BOYD...SOUTHERN
GREENUP AND CENTRAL CARTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
northeastern Kentucky. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until 1000 PM EDT for northeastern Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3847 8319 3849 8319 3850 8316 3853 8314
3855 8310 3857 8310 3859 8307 3862 8308
3843 8260 3818 8293 3845 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 305DEG 21KT 3840 8284
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Greenup | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 5:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 3 hr |
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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.