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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2022, 6:41 PM EDT for Bell County, Harlan County, Whitley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 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, 6:41 PM EDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bell County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 295 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, 6:10 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 6:10 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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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
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Special weather statement, Jul 12, 5:53 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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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, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 39 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, 6:43 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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Sources
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.