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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Jackson, KY

February 28, 20245 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2024, 6:38 AM EST for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 37 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
Feb 28, 2024, 6:38 AM EST (11:38 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2024, 7:15 AM EST
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bath County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Rowan County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:38 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 28, 3:56 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC5 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 Feb 27, 6:30 PM EST, 12 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 6:30 PM EST, 12 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 4:00 PM EST, 14 hours 38 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 3:06 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBath, Rowan24 min
Feb 28, 4:31 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBath, Montgomery29 min
Feb 28, 5:38 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan37 min
Feb 28, 6:08 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatJKLBath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more37 min
Feb 28, 7:00 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan3 hr
Feb 28, 7:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Rowan47 min
Feb 28, 7:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLEstill, Montgomery, Powell25 min
Feb 28, 7:41 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJKLElliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan34 min
Feb 28, 7:58 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJKLEstill, Powell47 min
Feb 28, 8:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne34 min
Feb 28, 8:45 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJohnson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe45 min
Feb 28, 8:49 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJackson, Laurel, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle41 min
Feb 28, 9:25 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBreathitt, Clay, Johnson, Laurel, Magoffin, Martin and 2 more50 min
Feb 28, 9:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMcCreary, Whitley45 min
Feb 28, 10:04 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBath3 hr
Feb 28, 10:12 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Knox, Leslie and 4 more48 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.