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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Jackson, KY

May 14, 2022Elliott County, Johnson County, Morgan County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2022, 3:00 PM EDT for Elliott County, Johnson County, Morgan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 30 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: May 14, 2022, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2022, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Elliott County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Morgan County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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: 240 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1212 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 May 14, 1:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 1:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 4:03 AM EDT, 10 hours 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 2:36 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
236 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022

KYZ104-106-109-141900-
Elliott KY-Magoffin KY-Morgan KY-
236 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Morgan,
northwestern Magoffin and southwestern Elliott Counties through 300
PM EDT...

At 236 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lick Branch, or near West Liberty, moving east at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size 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...
  Little Sandy around 240 PM EDT.
  Gordon Ford around 245 PM EDT.
  Lenox around 250 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Steele, Elamton,
Elkfork, Jeptha, Crockett, Cottle, Florress, Dingus, Logville and
Haleburg.

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 3788 8334 3807 8326 3805 8305 3782 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 284DEG 6KT 3797 8322

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

FISHER

Special weather statement, May 14, 2:43 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
243 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022

KYZ052-104-141915-
Rowan KY-Elliott KY-
243 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Rowan and
northwestern Elliott Counties through 315 PM EDT...

At 242 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Olive Hill, moving east at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Stark, Bruin and Newfoundland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3823 8312 3823 8309 3818 8305 3820 8304
      3821 8301 3819 8301 3819 8299 3811 8301
      3817 8329 3820 8328 3820 8327 3819 8324
      3824 8322 3827 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 284DEG 6KT 3824 8318

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

FISHER

Special weather statement, May 14, 2:57 PM EDT, 3 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
May 14, 9:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Knott	3 hr
May 14, 10:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Rockcastle	3 hr
May 14, 12:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Knott	108 min
May 14, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Morgan	24 min
May 14, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott	32 min
May 14, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Fleming	33 min
May 14, 3:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Elliott, Rowan	50 min
May 14, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Fleming	47 min
May 14, 3:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Fleming	3 hr
May 14, 3:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Elliott	3 hr
May 14, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	McCreary	29 min
May 14, 4:04 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Fleming	3 hr
May 14, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Whitley	43 min
May 14, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Rowan	23 min
May 14, 4:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	McCreary	3 hr
May 14, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Rowan	52 min
May 14, 5:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Whitley	3 hr
May 14, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Menifee	30 min
May 14, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Menifee	32 min
May 14, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Powell	35 min
May 14, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Menifee	38 min
May 14, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Wolfe	28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.