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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Jackson, KY

July 27, 2022Breathitt County, Lee County, Owsley County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2022, 6:39 PM EDT for Breathitt County, Lee County, Owsley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 36 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 27, 2022, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Breathitt County, KY, Lee County, KY, Owsley County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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 214 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 251 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

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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 27, 4:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 4:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 3:37 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
337 PM EDT Wed Jul 27 2022

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-282245-
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-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 Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville,
Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, 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
337 PM EDT Wed Jul 27 2022

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms will affect much of the area, as a frontal boundary
oscillates north and south across Eastern Kentucky. Thunderstorms
will be persistent in some locations, potentially resulting in
flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday
night. They should become less numerous on Friday, but will still
be possible at times through Tuesday. Heavy rainfall may occur,
especially Thursday and Thursday night, which could lead to
localized flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any issues with flooding or high
water.

DJ/HAS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 2:08 PM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 2:31 PM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 2:34 PM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 3:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 6:00 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 6:24 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 6:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Floyd, Knott, Pike	36 min
Jul 27, 7:16 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Floyd, Knott, Pike	2 hr
Jul 27, 9:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Pike	118 min
Jul 27, 10:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin	3 hr
Jul 27, 11:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Fleming	32 min
Jul 27, 1:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Estill, Powell	26 min
Jul 27, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Johnson	29 min
Jul 27, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Wolfe	33 min
Jul 27, 1:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Perry	24 min
Jul 27, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Pulaski	36 min
Jul 27, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Martin	32 min
Jul 27, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Magoffin	32 min
Jul 27, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Clay, Leslie, Perry	27 min
Jul 27, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel	37 min
Jul 27, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Letcher, Pike	44 min
Jul 27, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Magoffin	41 min
Jul 27, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Harlan	35 min
Jul 27, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Jackson	30 min
Jul 27, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Owsley	36 min
Jul 27, 7:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Jackson, Lee, Owsley	3 hr
Jul 27, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Owsley	27 min
Jul 27, 7:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Owsley	5 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.