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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Jackson, KY

May 24, 1998Breathitt County, Lee County, Wolfe County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 1998, 1:49 AM EDT for Breathitt County, Lee County, Wolfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 46 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: May 24, 1998, 1:49 AM EDT (05:49 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 1998, 2:35 AM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Whole counties

Counties Breathitt County, KY, Lee County, KY, Wolfe County, KY

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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 May 23, 10:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 10:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 23, 8:20 PM EDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 9:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-240330-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
825 PM EST SAT MAY 23 1998

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER INDICATES THAT A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN KENTUCKY FOR TONIGHT.

A STATIONARY FRONT SITUATED OVER THE STATE WILL BE THE FOCUSING
MECHANISM FOR LARGE CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. AS THESE
CLUSTERS OF STORMS MOVE ALONG THE FRONT...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY
OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

THE STRONGEST CLUSTER OF THESE STORMS GENERALLY EXPERIENCE A LIFE
CYCLE OF 8 TO 12 HOURS AND WILL OFTEN MOVE TO THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST.
THESE SYSTEMS ALSO TYPICALLY PRODUCE A LARGE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING.

ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER CAN NOT BE RULED OUT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM
CLUSTER THAT DEVELOPS OR MOVES THROUGH AN AREA...SEVERE WEATHER IS
MOST LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN THE NEXT LARGE CLUSTER WILL ARRIVE.

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA
SOURCES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER
SITUATION.

INGRAM/GREIF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 1:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Owsley	33 min
May 24, 2:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Knott	60 min
May 24, 2:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pike	64 min
May 24, 3:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill	64 min
May 24, 3:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Jackson, Lee	66 min
May 24, 3:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Owsley	48 min
May 24, 3:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt	78 min
May 24, 5:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pike	63 min
May 24, 7:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pike	46 min
May 24, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Fleming	60 min
May 24, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Rowan	48 min
May 24, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Montgomery	46 min
May 24, 7:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Menifee	47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1998 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.