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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2022, 5:06 PM EDT for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2022, 5:06 PM EDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2022, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 285 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
- 941 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 785 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 12, 3:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 3:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 4:40 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 440 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022 KYZ058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-131100- Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne- McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe- Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie- Letcher-Martin-Pike- Including the cities of Irvine, Ravenna, Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville, Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Sandy Hook, West Liberty, Paintsville, Campton, Salyersville, Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Beattyville, Jackson, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Booneville, Hazard, Manchester, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Inez, Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson 440 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Numerous thunderstorms will occur ahead of a cold front this afternoon and evening. Some of these storms will be strong to severe, with damaging winds being the primary threat. Isolated flash flooding is also possible where storms are the most persistent. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is possibility of thunderstorms at times Saturday through Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any occurrences of wind damage or flooding through this evening. KYZ044-050>052-131100- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan- Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville, Mount Sterling, Owingsville, and Morehead 440 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is possibility of thunderstorms at times Saturday through Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. HAL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 4:47 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
450 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
KYZ069-080-116-122130-
Jackson KY-Clay KY-Laurel KY-
450 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Laurel,
south central Jackson and northwestern Clay Counties through 530 PM
EDT...
At 450 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hazel Patch, or 8 miles northwest of London, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Lamero, Templer and Cruise around 455 PM EDT.
East Bernstadt, Carmichael and Mershons around 500 PM EDT.
London, Victory, Pittsburg and Eberle around 505 PM EDT.
Atlanta and Peoples around 510 PM EDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Greenmount,
Cornelius, Mcwhorter, Maplesville, Moores Creek, Langnau, Green Hill,
Crawford, Portersburg, Benge, Fogertown, Deer Lick, Byron, Royrader,
Grace, Datha and Urban.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3715 8429 3718 8428 3718 8427 3719 8428
3720 8426 3722 8427 3724 8423 3728 8422
3728 8419 3730 8418 3731 8414 3732 8414
3730 8376 3704 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 280DEG 17KT 3723 8418
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
GREIFSpecial weather statement, Jul 12, 4:51 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
451 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
KYZ107-119-122115-
Martin KY-Johnson KY-
451 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Martin and east
central Johnson Counties through 515 PM EDT...
At 450 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Debord, or over Inez, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Bradbury around 455 PM EDT.
Warfield, Lovely, Beauty, Andy, Coalpoint, Hode and McClure around
500 PM EDT.
Oppy and Pilgrim around 505 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3774 8233 3773 8239 3778 8277 3792 8274
3788 8261 3789 8260 3792 8260 3795 8258
3794 8249 3793 8249 3793 8248 3790 8247
3791 8247 3788 8242 3781 8240 3782 8239
3776 8233 3776 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 280DEG 32KT 3785 8256
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BATZSpecial weather statement, Jul 12, 4:52 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
452 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
KYZ060-106-108-109-122115-
Menifee KY-Magoffin KY-Morgan KY-Wolfe KY-
452 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Morgan, southeastern
Menifee, northwestern Magoffin and northeastern Wolfe Counties
through 515 PM EDT...
At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pekin, or 7 miles west of West Liberty, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Henry, New Cummer, Woodsbend, Mize, Twentysix, Rexville, Dehart
and Yocum around 455 PM EDT.
Grassy Creek, Nickell, Licking River, Demund, Sellars and Daysboro
around 500 PM EDT.
West Liberty, Greear, Index, Liberty Road, Panama, Lizzielane,
Payton, Pomp and Lick Branch around 505 PM EDT.
Lewis, Malone, Gordon Ford, Well Station, Stacy Fork, Caney,
Cannel City and Lenox around 510 PM EDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include White Oak,
Williams, Cottle, Florress, Matthew, Holliday, Cisco, Bloomington,
Wonnie and Harper.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3785 8354 3798 8349 3799 8306 3771 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 283DEG 25KT 3790 8340
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
VORSTSpecial weather statement, Jul 12, 4:56 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
456 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
KYZ058-111-122145-
Lee KY-Estill KY-
456 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Estill and Lee
Counties through 545 PM EDT...
At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Doe Creek, or over Irvine, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Pryse and Fitchburg around 500 PM EDT.
Texola, Shade, Cobhill, Evelyn and Leighton around 505 PM EDT.
Crystal, Old Landing, Pinnacle, Patsey and Pilot around 510 PM
EDT.
Whynot, Greeley, Willow Shoals, See and Yellow Rock around 515 PM
EDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Mount Olive, Fixer,
Leeco, Standing Rock, Belle Point, Heidelberg, Caryton, Beattyville,
Zoe, Proctor, Zachariah, White Ash, Corgleton, Fincastle, Maloney,
Enoch, Lower Buffalo, Airedale and St. Helens.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3780 8396 3776 8391 3775 8387 3776 8384
3776 8382 3775 8382 3776 8378 3774 8376
3773 8373 3766 8360 3754 8365 3751 8369
3752 8374 3764 8408 3781 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 285DEG 23KT 3768 8392
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
GREIFSpecial weather statement, Jul 12, 5:03 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
503 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
KYZ079-083-084-122145-
McCreary KY-Wayne KY-Pulaski KY-
503 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Wayne, southwestern
Pulaski and western McCreary Counties through 545 PM EDT...
At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Parnell, or 10 miles northwest of Monticello, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Parnell around 510 PM EDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Monticello,
Steubenville, Mill Springs, Betsey, Oil Valley, Frazer, Barrier,
Delta, Gregory, Denney, Kidder, Ritner, Kidds Crossing, Slavens,
Coopersville and Quinton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3692 8496 3696 8494 3695 8490 3700 8484
3705 8491 3710 8490 3695 8449 3660 8468
3661 8496 3663 8500 3666 8500 3669 8502
3672 8502 3676 8501 3686 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 286DEG 22KT 3692 8500
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
GREIFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 42 min |
| Jul 12, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 26 min |
| Jul 12, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Rowan, Wolfe | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 36 min |
| Jul 12, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Knott | 49 min |
| Jul 12, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Magoffin, Perry | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Owsley | 43 min |
| Jul 12, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 24 min |
| Jul 12, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 23 min |
| Jul 12, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee | 49 min |
| Jul 12, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 42 min |
| Jul 12, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 43 min |
| Jul 12, 5:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 38 min |
| Jul 12, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 35 min |
| Jul 12, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 5:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 117 min |
| Jul 12, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Knox | 52 min |
| Jul 12, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 48 min |
| Jul 12, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 53 min |
| Jul 12, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 23 min |
| Jul 12, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 26 min |
| Jul 12, 6:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Whitley | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 28 min |
| Jul 12, 7:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 3 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.