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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Jackson, KY

May 8, 2024McCreary County, Wayne County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2024, 8:04 AM EDT for McCreary County, Wayne County, Kentucky. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2024, 8:04 AM EDT (12:04 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2024, 8:30 AM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McCreary County, KY, Wayne County, KY

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 8, 8:12 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGMount Pisgah, KYLarge tree down on power lines along Highway 167 near Patten Creek Rd. Time estimated by radar.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 166 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2024-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2219 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2024-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 184 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2219 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.9
Supercell composite
7.6

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The text

As transmitted.

625 
WUUS53 KJKL 081204
SVRJKL
KYC147-231-081230-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0021.240508T1204Z-240508T1230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
804 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Wayne County in south central Kentucky...
  Southern McCreary County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 830 AM EDT.

* At 803 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Powersburg,
  or 12 miles southwest of Monticello, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Slickford around 810 AM EDT.
  Great Meadows Campsites around 815 AM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Co-
Operative.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8486 3661 8496 3662 8499 3663 8500
      3668 8500 3669 8502 3672 8502 3676 8501
      3680 8502 3679 8435 3660 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 275DEG 44KT 3669 8496 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DJ
2 follow-up statements
691 
WWUS53 KJKL 081217
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
817 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

KYC147-231-081230-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240508T1230Z/
Wayne KY-McCreary KY-
817 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND SOUTHERN MCCREARY COUNTIES...

At 817 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Parmleysville,
or 12 miles southeast of Monticello, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Great Meadows Campsites around 820 AM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Blue
Heron, Stearns and Strunk.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8486 3661 8495 3665 8493 3668 8493
      3671 8494 3675 8493 3680 8492 3679 8435
      3660 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 1217Z 275DEG 44KT 3667 8475 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DJ
964 
WWUS53 KJKL 081228
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
828 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

KYC147-231-081237-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240508T1230Z/
Wayne KY-McCreary KY-
828 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND
SOUTHERN MCCREARY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 AM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has expired but has been 
replaced with a new warning.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
JACKSON KY.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Wayne, McCreary, and Whitley Counties.

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8486 3661 8495 3665 8493 3668 8493
      3671 8494 3675 8493 3680 8492 3679 8435
      3660 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 1227Z 275DEG 44KT 3666 8462 

$$

JMW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLFleming30 min
May 7, 8:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLFleming26 min
May 8, 1:47 AM EDTFlood WatchJKLBath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more29 hr
May 8, 2:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan44 min
May 8, 4:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMenifee, Montgomery, Powell51 min
May 8, 5:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBreathitt, Estill, Floyd, Lee, Magoffin, Wolfe40 min
May 8, 6:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLaurel, Pulaski, Wayne55 min
May 8, 7:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley67 min
May 8, 7:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWayne37 min
May 8, 8:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLMcCreary, Wayne, Whitley49 min
May 8, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWayne28 min
May 8, 4:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLKnox, McCreary, Whitley118 min
May 8, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPulaski30 min
May 8, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnox25 min
May 8, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle33 min
May 8, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle26 min
May 8, 6:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLPulaski, Rockcastle6 hr
May 8, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay29 min
May 8, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay30 min
May 8, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle40 min
May 8, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPulaski43 min
May 8, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWayne35 min
May 8, 7:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLMcCreary, Pulaski, Wayne40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.