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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2023, 3:59 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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 29, 2023, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2023, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harlan County, KY, Knott County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Perry County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
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 29, 3:00 PM EDT, 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 3:00 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 349 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-300800- 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 349 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms are possible at times today through tonight. Some storms could produce strong to locally damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall. Additionally, the combination of heat and humidity may cause heat- related illnesses this afternoon, especially if thunderstorm activity holds off until this evening. Heat index values of 100 to 105 degrees are forecast for many locations. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms are possible Sunday morning and afternoon. Thunderstorms are also possible Wednesday through Friday of next week, mainly in the afternoons and evenings. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. JKL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 2:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 29, 7:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 7:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 26 min |
| Jul 29, 7:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee | 46 min |
| Jul 29, 7:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, Wolfe | 34 min |
| Jul 29, 8:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 30 min |
| Jul 29, 8:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 8:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 8:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin | 23 min |
| Jul 29, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee | 30 min |
| Jul 29, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee | 25 min |
| Jul 29, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 33 min |
| Jul 29, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 28 min |
| Jul 29, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 28 min |
| Jul 29, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 36 min |
| Jul 29, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, Perry, Wolfe | 34 min |
| Jul 29, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Owsley | 28 min |
| Jul 29, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin | 47 min |
| Jul 29, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 43 min |
| Jul 29, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Jackson | 32 min |
| Jul 29, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 40 min |
| Jul 29, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Pike | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jul 29, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 32 min |
| Jul 29, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 14 min |
| Jul 29, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 23 min |
| Jul 29, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley | 20 min |
| Jul 29, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 34 min |
| Jul 29, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 44 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.