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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2025, 11:10 AM EDT for McCreary County, Pulaski County, Wayne County, Kentucky. It was in force for 27 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
- Apr 3, 2025, 11:10 AM EDT (15:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2025, 11:37 AM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties McCreary County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Wayne County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 308 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
353
WFUS53 KJKL 031510
TORJKL
KYC147-199-231-031600-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0020.250403T1510Z-250403T1600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1110 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Wayne County in south central Kentucky...
Southwestern Pulaski County in south central Kentucky...
North central McCreary County in south central Kentucky...
* Until noon EDT.
* At 1109 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Albany, or 12 miles north of Byrdstown,
moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud near Albany, KY.
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...
Zula around 1115 AM EDT.
Monticello around 1125 AM EDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Steubenville, Betsey, Kidder and Quinton.
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 3688 8503 3709 8454 3685 8441 3666 8500
3668 8500 3669 8502 3672 8502 3676 8501
3681 8503 3683 8506 3686 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1509Z 245DEG 39KT 3675 8511
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DJ2 follow-up statements
620
WWUS53 KJKL 031530
SVSJKL
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1130 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
KYC147-199-231-031600-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-250403T1600Z/
Wayne KY-Pulaski KY-McCreary KY-
1130 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR CENTRAL
WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI AND NORTH CENTRAL MCCREARY COUNTIES...
At 1130 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Monticello, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Mill Springs, Kidder, Burnside and Alpine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3688 8501 3709 8454 3685 8441 3671 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 1530Z 245DEG 39KT 3685 8485
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DJ154 WWUS53 KJKL 031537 SVSJKL Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 1137 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 KYC147-199-231-031547- /O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-250403T1600Z/ Wayne KY-Pulaski KY-McCreary KY- 1137 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI AND NORTH CENTRAL MCCREARY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. && LAT...LON 3688 8501 3709 8454 3685 8441 3671 8493 TIME...MOT...LOC 1536Z 245DEG 39KT 3688 8476 $$ DJ
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 3, 9:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible again this afternoon into this evening, especially south of the I-64 corridor.
- Multiple rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms will affect eastern Kentucky through Sunday - especially northwest parts of the forecast area where between 3 and 7 inches of rain is possible.
- Temperatures will be warmer than normal through Saturday before well below normal temperatures follow for the new work week.
- A hard freeze appears increasingly likely for most of eastern Kentucky next Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 9:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Jackson KY 917 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible again this afternoon into this evening, especially south of the I-64 corridor. - Multiple rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms will affect eastern Kentucky through Sunday - especially northwest parts of the forecast area where between 3 and 7 inches of rain is possible. - Temperatures will be warmer than normal through Saturday before well below normal temperatures follow for the new work week. - A hard freeze appears increasingly likely for most of eastern Kentucky next Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. && .UPDATE... Issued at 849 AM EDT THU APR 3 2025 The line of storms has weakened and settled to along a line from Inez to Barbourville (nearly parallel to the deep southwesterly flow aloft). Supercells continue to stream northeast out of Middle Tennessee along the edge of the boundary but are quickly sheared out as they encounter very little lingering instability over eastern Kentucky. This will likely be the case for the remainder of the morning, thus the Tornado Watch was cancelled early. The boundary is expected to drift slowly back to the north this afternoon, allowing for surface heating over southeastern Kentucky. Hi-res CAMS continue to show potential for a resurgence in strong supercell thunderstorms riding along the boundary once instability recovers this afternoon. These storms will need to be monitored closely as they will pose a threat for damaging winds, large hail, and even tornadoes. Aside of the the renewed severe threat, showers and storms continuing to train southwest to northeast over the same locations for multiple hours will likely lead to eventual flooding concerns, particularly in the Flood Watch area (where most locations observed 1 to 2 inches of rain earlier this morning). && .SHORT TERM...(Today through Friday) Issued at 125 AM EDT THU APR 3 2025 Extremely mild temperatures are in place across eastern Kentucky early this morning. Thermometer readings range from the mid to upper 70s across all but the higher elevations. South to southwest wind winds remain gusty to between 20 and 35 mph. Dew points have risen into the lower/mid 60s west of I-75 and over much of the Bluegrass while dew points remain in the mid/upper 50s at most locations further east. Looking upstream, a potent squall line responsible for many severe thunderstorm and tornado-warned storms over the last several hours stretches from Wilmington, OH southwestward through Frankfort, KY to Bowling Green and beyond. This line of intense thunderstorms is racing out ahead a cold front extending southward from an ~992 mb low over Lake Superior southward across Lake Michigan through the Mid-Mississippi Valley. This boundary lies between a 500H trough over the western CONUS and a ridge over the eastern CONUS. An extremely moist air mass (near to exceeding climatological maximums) is feeding into the Commonwealth on a 60-70 kt 850mb warm conveyor belt jet. Though the line is outrunning its upper level support, it has generated a robust cold pool which will continue to propel the the QLCS into eastern Kentucky through sunrise. Compared to locations further to our south west, analyzed instability is more marginal early this morning, approximately 200 to 600 J/kg of MLCAPE (northeast to southwest) and that is offset by 75 to 200 J/kg of MLCIN (north to south). While the instability fields are marginal, effective shear upwards of 55 kts should help the line maintain better than the instability alone would typically suggest. Strong to damaging straight-line winds with bowing line segments appear the main threat, with DCAPE values of 700 to 1,000 J/kg ahead. A brief spinup tornado is also possible with the greatest chance for that in the recently issued Tornado Watch. The weakening QLCS outflow is expected to sink through southeast Kentucky to near the Kentucky/Virginia border by or shortly after 12z. Additional showers and storms are likely to develop along the remnant outflow boundary throughout the daylight hours and could train repeatedly over the same locations. HREF LPMM continues to support a widespread 0.5 to 2.0 inches of rain over most of the watch area through 8 PM this evening; however, localized swaths of rainfall nearing 4 inches are depicted in high-end scenarios. The higher end amounts would be sufficient to cause minor and poor drainage flooding and substantial rises on larger creeks, streams, and rivers. In addition the the growing threat for flooding, there will continue to be a threat of severe thunderstorms, primarily in the form of supercells (potentially tornadic) that could develop and ride the remnant outflow boundary from southwest to northeast. The eventual position of the stalled outflow boundary is favored to generally be along or just north of the Hal Rogers Parkway/KY-80 corridor. South of the boundary, temperatures are expected to warm in the lower and middle 80s. North of the outflow boundary, afternoon temperatures are forecast to be much cooler, mainly in the upper 60s to lower 70s. For tonight and Friday, anticipate that the trough over the western CONUS will continue to amplify with a compensatory strengthening over the ridge over the eastern CONUS. As a result, the boundary over eastern Kentucky will gradually retreat back toward the Ohio River, causing rain chances to wane slowly from south-to-north. Locations near and north of the Mountain Parkway are most favored to receive additional heavy rainfall, where an another widespread 1 to 2 inches of rainfall is likely. Further localized rainfall amounts of 4 inches cannot be ruled out. Tonight's minimum temperatures are forecast to range from the mid 50s near/north of I-64 up the mid 60s near/south of the Hal Rogers Pkwy/KY-80 corridor. Greater amounts of sunshine are anticipated for most locations on Friday with high temperatures forecast to range from the mid 70s north of I-64 to the mid and upper 80s south of the Mountain Parkway. .LONG TERM...(Friday night through Wednesday) Issued at 550 AM EDT THU APR 3 2025 The long-term period will open 00z Friday evening with a high amplitude 500H trough extending from the Arctic down into Central Canada and then west southwest to over the Desert Southwest. Meanwhile, an ~592 dam high is situated just off the Southeast US Coast. In between these two synoptic scale features, a baroclinic zone manifests as a warm frontal boundary draped from the eastern Virginia/North Carolina border, through the Central Appalachians, across northern Kentucky and then southwest into Arkansas where there are one or two subtle waves of low pressure. A stationary boundary extends southward from that lower pressure into Texas. A secondary cold front extends from a low over the Hudson Bay southwestward through the Upper Midwest and into the Central Plains. The upper level trough over the western CONUS will finally begin to eject eastward Friday night and Saturday. As the lead wave of low pressure lifts northeast Friday night, it will pull the warm front north of the JKL forecast area, leading to only some low chances for a shower or thunderstorm for toward the I-64 corridor Friday night. As that wave of low pressure departs into the Eastern Great Lakes on Saturday, it will finally drag a cold front across the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields Saturday night. The environment along the boundary, and just ahead of it in the warm sector, appears favorable for severe thunderstorms, warranting a Day 3 Marginal/Slight Risk of severe weather over much of the area. This boundary will also bring the final widespread 1 to 2+ inch rainfall later Saturday into Sunday. The break in the rainfall Friday night into Saturday should allow high water issues to recede somewhat before this culminating round of rain. Rain chances diminish late Sunday and Sunday night with the passage of the secondary cold front. If skies clear out sufficiently Sunday night, then some patchy frost is certainly a possibility, especially toward the Bluegrass. Heading into the new work week, the upper level troughing will become established over much of the eastern CONUS. A northern stream low pressure system passing over the Great Lakes will drop a moisture-starved cold front through the Commonwealth on Monday night. If there is sufficient low-level moisture, any light precipitation with the frontal boundary could mix with some snowflakes come late Monday night and early Tuesday as 850mb temperatures drop to between -5 and -10C. This will set the stage for a freeze in many locations on Monday night into Tuesday. High pressure builds in by Tuesday night bringing better conditions for radiative cooling and the likelihood for a widespread hard freeze. Southerly return flow behind the departing high pressure will finally bring a warming trend for Wednesday and beyond. In sensible terms, look for drier conditions across much of the area Friday night into Saturday, though at least scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to persist near and northwest of I-64. It will remain unseasonably mild for early April with low temperatures in the lower to middle 60s and highs in the mid to upper 80s, except upper 70s north of I-64. Rain returns, along with the possibility of a few severe thunderstorms, Saturday night with lingering rain/thunder chances for most of the Sunday before departing late Sunday/Sunday night. Temperatures follow a nondiurnal cooling trend such that frost is possible in those locations which see clearing skies by early Sunday night. Monday is forecast to be cooler with high temperatures in the 50s. Even colder air arrives with a few showers and perhaps even some flakes Monday night as temperatures fall back into the upper 20s and lower 30s. Tuesday's high temperatures are expected to remain in the 40s. Clear skies and light winds set the stage for widespread lows ranging in the mid to upper 20s for most locations on Tuesday night. Milder air returns on Wednesday with temperatures trending back toward climatological norms. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Friday morning) ISSUED AT 810 AM EDT THU APR 3 2025 Storms are training southwest to northeast along a frontal boundary laid out from roughly BYL to PBX at TAF issuance. Northwest of the leading edge of this boundary, a mixture of VFR to IFR conditions are occurring under widespread rain with embedded heavier showers and thunderstorms. Through the remainder of the TAF period, MVFR to IFR conditions are likely to occur with the heavier activity as the frontal boundary slowly lifts back to the north. There will also be a renewed threat for severe thunderstorms along the frontal boundary this afternoon with damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes possible. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch through Sunday morning for KYZ044-050>052-058>060- 068-069-079-080-083-084-104-106>109-111-112-114. && UPDATE...GEERTSON SHORT TERM...GEERTSON LONG TERM...GEERTSON AVIATION...GEERTSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 8:33 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 833 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083-084-104-106>109-111-112- 114-041245- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe- Magoffin-Lee-Breathitt-Owsley- 833 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms, some with heavy rainfall, are expected to continue today into tonight. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds the primary threat. Instances of large hail or an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Flooding is also possible in those locations affected by the most persistent thunderstorm activity. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms are possible at times through Sunday evening. Some of them may be severe, especially Saturday night. Multiple rounds of heavy rain are forecast to affect the area into the upcoming weekend. This will present a risk of flash flooding and eventually river flooding. A freeze is possible at many locations late Monday night and Tuesday morning and again Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report storm damage and flooding through Sunday morning. KYZ085>088-110-113-115>120-041245- Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Floyd-Knott-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher- Martin-Pike- 833 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected at times today into tonight. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds the primary threat. Instances of large hail or an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms are possible at times through Sunday evening. Some of them may be severe, especially Saturday night. Multiple rounds of heavy rain are possible into the upcoming weekend, potentially leading to instances of high water. A freeze is possible at many locations late Monday night and Tuesday morning and again Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report storm damage and flooding through Sunday morning. GEERTSON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 3, 7:22 AM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson KY
722 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 WNW Index 37.90N 83.27W
04/03/2025 M65 MPH Morgan KY Mesonet
Mesonet station WLBT West Liberty 2 SW.
0418 AM Tstm Wnd Gst Koomer Ridge Camping Gr 37.78N 83.63W
04/03/2025 M54 MPH Wolfe KY Mesonet
Mesonet station KOMK2 Koomer Ridge RAWS.
0345 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 WNW Preston 38.09N 83.76W
04/03/2025 M52 MPH Bath KY Mesonet
Mesonet station PRST Owingsville 4 S.
0415 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNE Ebon 37.97N 83.43W
04/03/2025 M50 MPH Morgan KY Mesonet
Mesonet station FW8927 Wellington.
0520 AM Tstm Wnd Gst Olin 37.36N 83.97W
04/03/2025 M46 MPH Jackson KY Mesonet
Mesonet station OLIN McKee 5 S.
1245 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SW Dabney 37.18N 84.56W
04/03/2025 M41 MPH Pulaski KY Mesonet
Mesonet station DABN Somerset 7 NNE.
0438 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 N NWS Office/Julian C 37.60N 83.32W
04/03/2025 M41 MPH Breathitt KY ASOS
ASOS station KJKL NWS Jackson.
0155 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SW Sharkey 38.22N 83.58W
04/03/2025 M40 MPH Rowan KY AWOS
AWOS station KSYM Morehead Apt.
0456 AM Tstm Wnd Gst NWS Office/Julian Carro 37.59N 83.32W
04/03/2025 M40 MPH Breathitt KY Mesonet
Mesonet station JCAK2 Jackson RAWS.
0502 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 S Rodburn 38.18N 83.41W
04/03/2025 M40 MPH Rowan KY Mesonet
Mesonet station TRMK2 Triangle Mtn RAWS.
&&Special weather statement, Apr 3, 7:45 AM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
745 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
KYZ079-080-084>086-031215-
McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Knox KY-Laurel KY-Pulaski KY-
745 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LAUREL...NORTHWESTERN KNOX...
SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...MCCREARY AND WESTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES THROUGH
815 AM EDT...
At 745 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Tateville to near Parkers Lake to near Co-
Operative. Movement was east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...
Sloans Valley, Fariston, Pittsburg, Cumberland Falls S.P., Co-
Operative, Moore Hill, Bronston, Mount Victory, Goldbug, North
Corbin, Krupp, Hightop, Hazel Patch, Hollyhill, Youngs Creek, Bark
Camp, Bon, Blue Heron, Honeybee, and Gray.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 1 and 4.
Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 11 and
49.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 11.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 37 and
40.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between mile markers 22 and 26.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Laurel County between mile markers 0 and 2.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for south central
and southeastern Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3660 8471 3685 8455 3700 8467 3718 8432
3717 8431 3718 8427 3720 8428 3721 8426
3727 8415 3702 8395 3667 8420 3659 8455
TIME...MOT...LOC 1145Z 247DEG 50KT 3700 8454 3687 8444 3663 8461
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
VORSTLocal storm report, Apr 3, 7:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson KY
750 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0358 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 W Hamm 38.13N 83.33W
04/03/2025 Rowan KY 911 Call Center
Rowan County 911 Center reported a tree down
on the 500 block of Crix Ridge Rd. Time
estimated from radar.
&&
AVSpecial weather statement, Apr 3, 7:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
752 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
KYZ106>110-112-031230-
Breathitt KY-Floyd KY-Johnson KY-Magoffin KY-Morgan KY-Wolfe KY-
752 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN...WESTERN
JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN FLOYD...NORTHEASTERN BREATHITT...MAGOFFIN AND
EAST CENTRAL WOLFE COUNTIES THROUGH 830 AM EDT...
At 752 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Caney to Press. Movement was northeast at 55
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Burkhart, Moon, Florress, Falcon, Wonnie, Burning Fork, Noctor,
Kernie, West Royalton Station, Gillem Branch, Redbush, Relief, Swamp
Branch, Ever, Gapville, Cottle, Perlie, Niles, Orient, and Evanston.
THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 59
and 76.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for southeastern,
northeastern and east central Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3800 8302 3798 8302 3796 8300 3800 8296
3800 8293 3797 8284 3758 8285 3745 8335
3781 8334 3801 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 1152Z 237DEG 48KT 3781 8327 3752 8327
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
VORSTLocal storm report, Apr 3, 8:11 AM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson KY
811 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Tutor Key 37.84N 82.76W
04/03/2025 Johnson KY 911 Call Center
Johnson County 911 Center relayed a report
of a down tree on KY-581 in Tutor Key. Time
estimated from radar.
&&
AVSpecial weather statement, Apr 3, 8:21 AM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
821 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
KYZ080-085-086-114>117-031245-
Whitley KY-Clay KY-Knox KY-Perry KY-Owsley KY-Laurel KY-Leslie KY-
821 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL...NORTHERN
KNOX...NORTHWESTERN LESLIE...SOUTHEASTERN OWSLEY...WESTERN PERRY...
NORTH CENTRAL WHITLEY AND CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 845 AM EDT...
At 821 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Knoxfork, or 8 miles northwest of Barbourville, moving northeast at
60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Brightshade, Goose Rock, Bush, Cranes Nest, Lincoln, Herron, Hooker,
Stinnett, Ice Cliff, Cottongin, Providence, Wilton, House, Hector,
Boho, Dorthae, Hammond, Bertha Station, Tanksley, and Panco.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for south central
and southeastern Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3680 8406 3702 8415 3733 8351 3710 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1221Z 243DEG 50KT 3697 8397
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Fleming | 19 min |
| Apr 3, 2:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 3:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 13 min |
| Apr 3, 3:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 21 min |
| Apr 3, 3:11 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 19 min |
| Apr 3, 3:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Jackson, Laurel, Lee and 9 more | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 3:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 3:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 3:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee and 7 more | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 4:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, McCreary, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle and 2 more | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 4:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Elliott, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee and 4 more | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 4:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 4:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 3 more | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 4:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 16 min |
| Apr 3, 4:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 5:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee and 5 more | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 5:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 5:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee and 4 more | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 6:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 6:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 23 min |
| Apr 3, 6:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 6:22 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 6:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Wayne | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 6:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 7:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski, Wayne | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 7:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Whitley | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 7:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 8:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Knox, Leslie | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 10:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski, Wayne | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 12:35 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 71 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:35 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Elliott, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley and 1 more | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 2:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Elliott, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Martin, Pike | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Martin | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 3:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 3:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Wayne | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 4:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Powell | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Powell and 1 more | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 5:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Martin | 116 min |
| Apr 3, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 20 min |
| Apr 3, 7:36 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Magoffin | 20 hr |
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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.