Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2023, 8:44 PM EDT for Harlan County, 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2023, 8:44 PM EDT (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2023, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Harlan County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 303 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
- 206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 917 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
935
WFUS53 KJKL 120044
TORJKL
KYC095-120115-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0013.230612T0044Z-230612T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
844 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Harlan County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 844 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Smith, or 8 miles south of Harlan, moving east at
30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Cranks around 855 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3673 8332 3680 8311 3678 8313 3676 8313
3674 8314 3674 8320 3673 8322 3671 8330
3671 8332
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 250DEG 26KT 3672 8327
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
JMW2 follow-up statements
943
WWUS53 KJKL 120101
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
901 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023
KYC095-120115-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230612T0115Z/
Harlan KY-
901 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HARLAN COUNTY...
At 901 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cranks, or near Jonesville, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Harlan County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3676 8322 3680 8311 3678 8313 3676 8313
3674 8314 3674 8322
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 250DEG 26KT 3676 8313
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
JMW672
WWUS53 KJKL 120111 RRA
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
911 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023
KYC095-120121-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230612T0115Z/
Harlan KY-
911 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HARLAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
915 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
southeastern Kentucky.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
JACKSON KY.
LAT...LON 3676 8322 3680 8311 3678 8313 3676 8313
3674 8314 3674 8322
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 250DEG 26KT 3678 8305
$$
JMWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 8:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 24 min |
| Jun 11, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Owsley and 1 more | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan, Leslie | 50 min |
| Jun 11, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Letcher, Pike | 45 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.