Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jul 29, 2021, 10:20 PM EDT for Carter County, Kentucky. It was in force for 25 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
- Jul 29, 2021, 10:20 PM EDT (02:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2021, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Carter County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 10:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Haldeman, KY | A WELL CONSTRUCTED BARN WAS DESTROYED BY WHAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THE BARN WAS ON A KNOB AND IN AN EXPOSED LOCATION. THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF AND SIDES COLLAPSED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
039
WFUS51 KRLX 300220
TORRLX
KYC043-300245-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0006.210730T0220Z-210730T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1020 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Carter County in northeastern Kentucky...
* Until 1045 PM EDT.
* At 1019 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Haldeman, or 7 miles west of Olive Hill,
moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Carter County, including the following locations...
Soldier.
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 3833 8332 3833 8329 3832 8328 3823 8321
3819 8323 3819 8326 3821 8328 3821 8330
3827 8332 3828 8333 3830 8333 3831 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 338DEG 12KT 3831 8330
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
252 follow-up statements
223
WWUS51 KRLX 300235
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1035 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
KYC043-300245-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210730T0245Z/
Carter KY-
1035 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CARTER COUNTY...
At 1035 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Vale, or 7 miles southwest of Olive Hill, moving
south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Carter County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3823 8321 3819 8323 3819 8326 3821 8328
3821 8330 3825 8331 3828 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 342DEG 16KT 3823 8327
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
25685
WWUS51 KRLX 300242
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1042 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
KYC043-300250-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210730T0245Z/
Carter KY-
1042 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARTER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1045 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning is no longer showing tornadic
rotation and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds are still possible with
this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3823 8321 3819 8323 3819 8326 3821 8328
3821 8330 3825 8331 3828 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 338DEG 12KT 3822 8326
$$
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Carter | 42 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.