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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 6, 2025, 5:28 PM EST for Letcher County, Kentucky. It was in force for 15 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 6, 2025, 5:28 PM EST (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2025, 5:43 PM EST
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Letcher County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 270 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 446 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 6, 5:22 PM EST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 5:22 PM EST, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 522 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 KYZ044-050>052-059-060-104-106>109-119-071200- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Powell-Menifee-Elliott-Morgan-Johnson- Wolfe-Magoffin-Martin- 522 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Minor flooding or high water from earlier rainfall will linger in a few locations. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. High water is expected to persist along portions of the Red River through Friday night. Accumulating snow is forecast at times from Monday night into Wednesday. Heavy rainfall is possible Wednesday night and Thursday, which could result in flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. KYZ058-068-069-079-080-083>088-110>118-120-071200- Estill-Rockcastle-Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox- Bell-Harlan-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie- Letcher-Pike- 522 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...through tonight. Thunderstorms are possible through this evening. A few of them may produce damaging wind, hail, or isolated tornadoes, mainly south of the Cumberland and Hal Rogers parkways. Locally heavy rainfall could also result in isolated flash flooding. High water is expected along portions of the main stem of the Kentucky River and along the Red River. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. High water is expected along portions of the main stem of the Kentucky River through Monday night, and along portions of the Red River through Friday night. Accumulating snow is possible in some locations at times from Monday night into Wednesday. Heavy rainfall is possible Monday night through Thursday, which could result in flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to report any occurrences of hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, or flooding tonight. HAL
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 6, 1:05 PM EST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
510 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025
KYZ088-062245-
Harlan KY-
510 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HARLAN COUNTY
THROUGH 545 PM EST...
At 510 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tacky Town, or 8 miles west of Harlan, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Harlan, Loyall, Wallins Creek, Clovertown, Rosspoint, Kitts, Baxter,
Sunshine, Ages, Verda, Coldiron, Coxton, Golden Ash, Tacky Town,
Elcomb, Tremont, Molus, Harlan Gas, Tway, and White Star.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3682 8351 3685 8348 3687 8350 3688 8349
3689 8346 3688 8346 3690 8345 3689 8341
3690 8340 3691 8340 3696 8324 3683 8321
3680 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 257DEG 21KT 3685 8347
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
GEERTSONLocal storm report, Feb 6, 5:28 PM EST, 0 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson KY
528 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0511 PM Hail Cumberland 36.98N 82.99W
02/06/2025 E1.75 Inch Harlan KY Public
NWS Morristown relayed a public report of
golf ball sized hail in Cumberland. Time
estimated via radar.
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JMMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 9:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 28 min |
| Feb 5, 10:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 1:28 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Montgomery, Morgan, Rowan | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 1:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 13 min |
| Feb 6, 1:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 38 min |
| Feb 6, 2:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee, Powell | 29 min |
| Feb 6, 2:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 3:12 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Rowan | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 3:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 36 min |
| Feb 6, 3:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Rowan | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley, Wolfe | 32 min |
| Feb 6, 3:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee, Wolfe | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 3:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee, Wolfe | 23 min |
| Feb 6, 4:03 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 4:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 25 min |
| Feb 6, 4:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Magoffin, Martin | 36 min |
| Feb 6, 4:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Knott | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 5:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 42 min |
| Feb 6, 5:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 47 min |
| Feb 6, 6:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Feb 6, 6:46 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 7:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 38 min |
| Feb 6, 7:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Jackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Powell, Wolfe | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 7:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 7:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 7:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 7:48 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Johnson | 12 min |
| Feb 6, 7:53 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 7:55 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell | 4 days |
| Feb 6, 7:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin, Wolfe | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 7:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Morgan | 32 min |
| Feb 6, 8:02 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 19 min |
| Feb 6, 8:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 8:19 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Owsley, Perry | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 8:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:24 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 42 min |
| Feb 6, 8:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd | 38 min |
| Feb 6, 8:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 23 min |
| Feb 6, 8:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Knott, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 41 min |
| Feb 6, 8:41 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Laurel and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 18 min |
| Feb 6, 8:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Rockcastle | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 8:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 51 min |
| Feb 6, 9:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 41 min |
| Feb 6, 9:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike | 52 min |
| Feb 6, 9:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Laurel | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 9:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 50 min |
| Feb 6, 9:13 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 29 min |
| Feb 6, 9:24 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Leslie, Perry | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 9:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Rowan | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher, Pike | 36 min |
| Feb 6, 9:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 48 min |
| Feb 6, 9:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 9:56 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 48 min |
| Feb 6, 1:06 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Rowan | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 4:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Leslie | 36 min |
| Feb 6, 4:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan | 17 min |
| Feb 6, 5:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 5:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Letcher, Perry | 25 min |
| Feb 6, 5:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 5:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 5:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 36 min |
| Feb 6, 6:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 6:47 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Pulaski | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Whitley | 32 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.