Alert archive / Kentucky / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this winter storm warning at Mar 7, 2008, 3:15 AM EST for 33 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Mar 7, 2008, 4:09 PM EST. It was in force for 29 hr. 34 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2008, 3:15 AM EST (08:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2008, 4:09 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
All 33 counties
Bath County, KY, Bell County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Clay County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:14 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 11:15 PM EST | SLEET 1.5 | Mount Sterling, KY | ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN ON THE GROUND. |
| Mar 7, 11:25 PM EST | SLEET 0.5 | Somerset, KY | ONE-HALF INCH OF SLEET WITH A DUSTING OF SNOW. |
| Mar 8, 1:45 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Rosefork, KY | ONE HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION |
| Mar 8, 2:02 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | 2 W Old Landing, KY | ONE HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION JUST SOUTH OF THE LEE COUNTY LINE. |
| Mar 8, 2:40 AM EST | SLEET 1 | Island City, KY | AT LEAST AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATION. STATE ROAD 1350 ICE COVERED |
| Mar 8, 3:15 AM EST | SLEET 0.5 | Hazard, KY | ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION. REPORTED BY STATE POLICE. |
| Mar 8, 8:45 AM EST | HEAVY SLEET 4 | Owingsville, KY | THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF MOSTLY SLEET AND SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Mar 8, 9:15 AM EST | SLEET 0.5 | Manchester, KY | A HALF AN INCH OF ICE AND TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Mar 8, 9:18 AM EST | ICE STORM 0 | Sandy Hook, KY | THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF ICE AND TWO INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Mar 8, 9:25 AM EST | ICE STORM | Irvine, KY | AN INCH OF ICE WITH TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Mar 8, 9:32 AM EST | SLEET 0 | Flemingsburg, KY | TWO INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AND SIX INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY OF MOSTLY SLEET AND SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Mar 8, 9:32 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Prestonsburg, KY | TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. |
| Mar 8, 9:45 AM EST | SLEET 4 | Mckee, KY | THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF MOSTLY SLEET AND SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Mar 8, 10:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Paintsville, KY | THREE INCHES OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED SO FAR. |
| Mar 8, 10:05 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Hindman, KY | THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION SO FAR. |
| Mar 8, 10:10 AM EST | ICE STORM 0 | North Corbin, KY | A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE AND TWO INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ACCUMULATED SO FAR. |
| Mar 8, 10:30 AM EST | ICE STORM 0 | London, KY | ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE AND TWO INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ACCUMULATED SO FAR. |
| Mar 8, 10:35 AM EST | SLEET 2 | Beattyville, KY | FOUR INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION SO FAR...WITH TWO INCHES OF SLEET AND TWO INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 8, 10:50 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Salyersville, KY | FOUR TO FIVE INCHES OF MOSTLY SNOW AND SOME SLEET ACCUMULATION SO FAR. |
| Mar 8, 10:55 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Inez, KY | THREE INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ACCUMULATED SO FAR. |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM EST | ICE STORM 0 | Whitley City, KY | THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE AND AN INCH OF SNOW HAVE ACCUMULATED SO FAR. |
| Mar 8, 11:05 AM EST | SLEET 2 | Mount Sterling, KY | A TOTAL OF FIVE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET HAVE ACCUMULATED SO FAR...WITH TWO INCHES BEING SLEET AND THREE INCHES BEING SNOW. |
| Mar 8, 11:08 AM EST | SLEET 3 | Frenchburg, KY | FOUR INCHES OF MOSTLY SLEET AND SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION SO FAR. |
| Mar 8, 11:15 AM EST | SLEET 0 | West Liberty, KY | FOUR INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION SO FAR. |
| Mar 8, 11:15 AM EST | SLEET 3 | Frenchburg, KY | FOUR INCHES OF MOSTLY SLEET AND SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Mar 8, 11:50 AM EST | SLEET 1 | Somerset, KY | FOUR INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET HAVE ACCUMULATED SO FAR. AROUND AN INCH OF THE ACCUMULATION WAS SLEET. |
| Mar 8, 11:55 AM EST | SLEET 2 | Mount Vernon, KY | FIVE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION SO FAR...WITH TWO INCHES BEING SLEET AND THREE INCHES BEING SNOW. |
| Mar 8, 12:10 PM EST | ICE STORM 0 | 5 W Campton, KY | FOUR INCHES OF MOSTLY SNOW AND SOME SLEET ACCUMULATION SO FAR. ONE INCH OF THE TOTAL ACCUMULATION WAS IN THE FORM OF SLEET. |
| Mar 8, 1:25 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.2 | 4 Wsw Prestonsburg, KY | |
| Mar 8, 2:25 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 2 Sw Foraker, KY | |
| Mar 8, 2:25 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 3 Ne Guage, KY | |
| Mar 8, 4:15 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Wallins Creek, KY | |
| Mar 8, 4:45 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Beattyville, KY | |
| Mar 8, 8:56 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Drip Rock, KY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KJKL 070815 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 315 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE TONIGHT... .A LARGE AND STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. IT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION TO INITIALLY BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN...BUT WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND FINALLY SNOW AS COLD AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. KYZ044-050-051-071615- /O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0002.080308T0000Z-080308T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WS.W.0003.080308T0100Z-080308T1800Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE 315 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. RAIN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING... AND THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT WITH ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN...WITH NEARLY A QUARTER INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...WITH THE COLDER AIR RUSHING IN...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ052-058>060-104-106-108-071615- /O.NEW.KJKL.WS.W.0003.080308T0100Z-080308T1800Z/ ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON... FRENCHBURG...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON 315 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. RAIN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING... AND THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT WITH ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN...WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...WITH THE COLDER AIR RUSHING IN...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ068-069-079-080-083>088-107-109>120-071615- /O.NEW.KJKL.WS.A.0003.080308T0700Z-080309T0500Z/ ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX- BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY- PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG... BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...PAINTSVILLE... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN... BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ... PIKEVILLE 315 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT... AND THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT WITH ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN...WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...WITH THE COLDER AIR RUSHING IN...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ DUSTY
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KJKL 071751 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1251 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. IT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. THE PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN...BUT WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND FINALLY SNOW AS COLD AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106-108-080200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.080308T0100Z-080308T1800Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT- MORGAN-WOLFE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON 1251 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND WILL THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW EARLY SATURDAY. UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE UP TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...AND FLEMINGSBURG...WITH THAT AREA SEEING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES BEFORE SNOW ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT. ELSEWHERE...LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ068-069-079-080-083>088-107-109>120-080200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0003.080308T0700Z-080309T0500Z/ ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX- BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY- PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG... BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...PAINTSVILLE... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN... BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ... PIKEVILLE 1251 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT...AND THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE. SNOW IS FORECAST ON SATURDAY...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET EARLY. UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT BEFORE THE CHANGE TO SNOW OCCURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY THE TIME PRECIPITATION ENDS LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY EVENING SHOULD BE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ DUSTY/HAL
000 WWUS43 KJKL 072109 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 409 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. THE PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN...BUT WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND FINALLY SNOW AS COLD AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. KYZ068-069-079-083-080500- /O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0003.080308T0700Z-080309T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KJKL.WS.W.0003.080308T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET... MONTICELLO 409 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. RAIN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT...AND THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE. SNOW IS THEN FORECAST ON SATURDAY. UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BEFORE THE CHANGE TO SNOW OCCURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY THE TIME PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF LATE SATURDAY SHOULD BE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ044-050-051-080500- /O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0003.080307T2109Z-080308T2200Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE 409 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT...AND THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW AGAIN OVERNIGHT. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IS THEN FORECAST EARLY ON SATURDAY. UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY THE TIME PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF LATE SATURDAY SHOULD BE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ052-058>060-104-106-108-080500- /O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0003.080308T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON... FRENCHBURG...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON 409 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. RAIN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT...AND THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IS THEN FORECAST EARLY ON SATURDAY. UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY THE TIME PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF LATE SATURDAY SHOULD BE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ080-084>086-107-109-111-112-114>117-080500- /O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0003.080308T0700Z-080309T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.080308T0300Z-080308T2200Z/ LAUREL-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-LEE-BREATHITT- OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN... WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE... BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN 409 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT...AND THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IS THEN FORECAST EARLY ON SATURDAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KYZ087-088-110-113-118>120-080500- /O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0003.080308T0700Z-080309T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.080308T0600Z-080308T2200Z/ BELL-HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 409 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT...AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IS THEN FORECAST EARLY ON SATURDAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HAL
000 WWUS43 KJKL 080255 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 955 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO MOST OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. KYZ080-084>086-109-111-112-114-116-081000- /O.UPG.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.080308T0300Z-080308T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ LAUREL-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-MAGOFFIN-LEE-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN... WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...BEATTYVILLE... JACKSON...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 955 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN OVER TO ALL SNOW BY DAWN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL THUNDER. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ044-050>052-058>060-081000- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG 955 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARDS DAWN AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ068-069-079-083-104-106-108-081000- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-WAYNE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET... MONTICELLO...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON 955 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARDS DAWN AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ107-115-117-081000- /O.EXT.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.080308T0600Z-080308T2200Z/ JOHNSON-PERRY-LESLIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAINTSVILLE...HAZARD...HYDEN 955 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND THEN TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER DAWN ON SATURDAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AT TIMES. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT FROM FREEZING RAIN WITH UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET EXPECTED. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KYZ087-088-110-113-118>120-081000- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.080308T0600Z-080308T2200Z/ BELL-HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 955 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. RAIN WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND THEN TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER DAWN ON SATURDAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AT TIMES. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT FROM FREEZING RAIN WITH UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET EXPECTED. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ABE
000 WWUS43 KJKL 080920 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 420 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS TODAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO MOST OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-082200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG 420 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. A QUARTER TO A HALF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG WITH A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ068-069-079-080-083>086-104-106-108-109-111-112-114-116-082200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG... BARBOURVILLE...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 420 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ087-088-107-110-113-115-117>120-082200- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... PAINTSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN... WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 420 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND THEN TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER DAWN ON SATURDAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AT TIMES. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED FROM FREEZING RAIN WITH A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ABE/DUSTY
000 WWUS43 KJKL 081450 AAA WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 950 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A LARGE AND POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS TODAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES...TO MOST OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-082200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG 950 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND... FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ068-069-079-080-083>086-104-106-108-109-111-112-114-116-082200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG... BARBOURVILLE...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 950 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND... FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS ON THE RIDGETOPS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ087-088-107-110-113-115-117>120-082200- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... PAINTSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN... WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 950 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND... FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE GROUND BY EVENING...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ABE/GREIF
000 WWUS43 KJKL 081720 AAA WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1220 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE EVENING... .A LARGE AND POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS TODAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES...TO MOST OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. KYZ087-088-107-110-113-115-117>120-090130- /O.UPG.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0200Z/ BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... PAINTSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN... WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 1220 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM EST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND...FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE GROUND BY EVENING...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ079-083-084-090000- /O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ PULASKI-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY 1220 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM NOON THROUGH 7 PM EST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND...FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS ON THE RIDGETOPS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-080-085-090000- /O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-LAUREL-WHITLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...LONDON...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG 1220 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM NOON THROUGH 7 PM EST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND...FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ086-104-106-108-109-111-112-114-116-090130- /O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0200Z/ KNOX-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 1220 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM EST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND...FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS ON THE RIDGETOPS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ ABE/GREIF
000 WWUS43 KJKL 082045 AAA WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 345 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A LARGE AND POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO MOST OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. KYZ079-083-084-090000- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ PULASKI-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY 345 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 4 PM THROUGH 7 PM. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND...FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS ON THE RIDGETOPS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-080-085-090000- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-LAUREL-WHITLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...LONDON...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG 345 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM 4 PM THROUGH 7 PM EST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND...FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ086-104-106-108-109-111-112-114-116-090200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0200Z/ KNOX-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 345 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM 4 PM THROUGH THROUGH 9 PM EST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND...FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS ON THE RIDGETOPS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ087-088-107-110-113-115-117>120-090200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0200Z/ BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... PAINTSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN... WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 345 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM 4 PM THROUGH 9 PM EST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND...FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE GROUND BY EVENING...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ GREIF/WJM
000 WWUS43 KJKL 090012 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 712 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SNOW GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING... .A LARGE AND POTENT STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA. AS THIS SYSTEM DEPARTS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>085-090115- /O.EXP.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG 712 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES REMAIN...THEY WILL END THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KYZ086-104-106-108-109-111-112-114-116-090200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0200Z/ KNOX-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 712 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THIS EVENING...BUT WILL BE GRADUALLY TAPERING TO FLURRIES. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM 7 PM THROUGH THROUGH 9 PM EST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND... FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. THIS ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE 3 TO 6 RANGE...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS ON THE RIDGETOPS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KYZ087-088-107-110-113-115-117>120-090200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0200Z/ BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... PAINTSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN... WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 712 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER EAST KENTUCKY THIS EVENING...BUT WILL BE GRADUALLY TAPERING TO FLURRIES. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM 7 PM THROUGH THROUGH 9 PM EST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AROUND...FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. THIS ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE 3 TO 6 RANGE...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS ON THE RIDGETOPS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ GREIF/WJM/JP
000 WWUS43 KJKL 090205 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 905 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... .A LARGE AND POTENT STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA. AS THIS SYSTEM DEPARTS...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. KYZ086>088-104-106>120-090315- /O.EXP.KJKL.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0200Z/ KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE- BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO... PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE... CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG... INEZ...PIKEVILLE 905 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES REMAIN...THEY WILL END BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WITH ONLY A LOCALIZED DUSTING OF SNOW EXPECTED...AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW NO LONGER EXPECTED...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ JP
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 7, 12:45 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 12:45 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1245 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 .SHORT TERM.../THE REST OF TONIGHT/ CURRENT IR SATELLITE SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS STARTING TO STREAM IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. MEANWHILE...NORTHERLY FLOW IN RESPONSE TO THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WILL START TO ADVECT SOME COLDER AIR INTO COUNTIES NORTH OF THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY. DECIDED TO STAY JUST BELOW GUIDANCE AND BUMP LOW TEMPS DOWN ANOTHER DEGREE IN MOST PLACES BASED ON CURRENT OBS. EXPECT CLOUD COVER TO COMBAT COLD AIR ADVECTION SOMEWHAT...HINDERING TEMPS FROM DROPPING BELOW FREEZING IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. DID NOT MAKE MANY OTHER CHANGES OTHER THAN LOWERING TEMPERATURES. DID BUMP ARRIVAL OF PRECIPITATION BACK AN HOUR OR SO IN THE SOUTHWEST COUNTIES AND WILL MAINTAIN ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AROUND DAWN. LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE TRENDING COOLER WITH THE WINTER STORM...HINTING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF EASTERN KENTUCKY GETTING MORE IN ON THE ACTION THIS TIME AROUND. MID SHIFT MAY BE ABLE TO NARROW DOWN ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS ONCE 00Z GFS AND EURO DATA COME IN. THE PREVIOUS SHORT TERM FORECAST DISCUSSION FOLLOWS... /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/ A VERY ACTIVE FORECAST WITH A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM FORECAST TO TRACK FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO UP THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS. THE TREND OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WAS FOR THE SYSTEM TO TRACK FURTHER NE AND FOR WARMER AIR OVER THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...ON THE 12Z RUN...THE GFS TURNED THE TREND AROUND AND CAME IN COLDER. HAVE NOTED THE DISCUSSION FROM HPC POINTING OUT THE MODEL HAVING FEEDBACK WITH THE SYSTEM EARLY ON. CONSIDERING THESE FACTORS...DID NOT WANT TO PUT TOO MUCH STOCK IN THE 12Z RUN OF THE GFS. GENERALLY HAVE GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE WRF FOR THE FIRST DAY OR SO...BUT AM OFTEN A LITTLE LEERY OF IT BEYOND THAT. DECIDED TO RELY HEAVILY ON SREF AND 00Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN TEMPS FOR THE PRECIP TYPES. SINCE IT SEEMS THAT PRECIP IS JUST ABOUT A SURE THING...THE AMOUNT AND TYPE ARE THE KEY FACTORS. RELIED HEAVILY ON THE WRF QPF...SOMEWHAT RELUCTANTLY BEYOND THE FIRST 24 HOURS. THE PRECIP TYPE IS BASED ON THE REASONING JUST DESCRIBED. THIS GIVES A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN IN OUR FAR NW ON FRIDAY EVENING...AND THEN MIXING WITH SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. OVER MOST OF THE REST OF THE AREA...THE PRECIP BECOMES MIXED OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH...FAR SOUTHEAST AREAS MAY STAY WARM ENOUGH FOR JUST RAIN INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IT LOOKS LIKE OUR FAR NW COUNTIES COULD EXCEED WARNING CRITERIA OF 1/4 INCH OF FREEZING RAIN...AND HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH THERE. AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS ON SATURDAY...COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BRING FALLING TEMPS EVERYWHERE. A BREAK IN PRECIP IS POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING. HOWEVER...PRECIP IN THE COMMA HEAD SHOULD MOVE ACROSS DURING THE DAY. WITH COLDER AIR...ANY MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. LOOKS LIKE AN INCH OR TWO COULD OCCUR ON SATURDAY...RESULTING IN SNOW TOTALS LIKELY BEING IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. ANY LINGERING SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES AND ENDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM.../FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/ OVERALL...EXPECTING MAINLY QUIET WEATHER FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD. SIDED CLOSER TO THE ECMWF...NAEFS...AND HPC MANUAL PROGS FOR THE PERIOD. THE GFS HAS BEEN RATHER INCONSISTENT IN ITS OPERATIONAL RUNS. EXPECTING SUNDAY TO BE DRY WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN. THERE IS A WEAK H5 WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER MOISTURE IS LIMITED SO NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED. A WEAK SURFACE TROF WILL PASS THROUGH ON MONDAY...BRINGING ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPS SHOULD BE WARM ENOUGH FOR ANY PRECIP TO BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN ON TUESDAY...AND ANY RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO A FEW SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE ENDING. WENT LESS AGGRESSIVE WITH THE MOISTURE ON THIS SYSTEM THAN THE OPERATIONAL ECMWF...AND WENT WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ATTM. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BROUGHT IN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS LATER THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .AVIATION.../06Z TO 06Z/...UPDATED EXPECTING VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 11 OR 12Z AT ALL TAF SITES. LATE NAM MODEL INDICATES PRECIP ONSET AT OR JUST AFTER 15Z. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM ENOUGH FOR ALL RAIN TO FALL UNTIL NEAR THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. NAM MODEL SOUNDINGS CURRENTLY SUPPORT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE AFTER 2Z FRIDAY NIGHT AT BOTH JKL AND LOZ...HOWEVER...WITH THIS TYPE OF PRECIPITATION NOT BEING INDICATED UNTIL NEAR END OF TAF PERIOD...HAVE LEFT FZRA OUT OF TAFS FOR NOW. WILL REEVALUATE SITUATION BEFORE 12Z TAF ISSUANCE AND MAKE CHANGES TO PRECIP TYPE FORECAST AS NECESSARY. WINDS WILL PICK UP AS A VERY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...PERHAPS GUSTING TO AROUND 15KTS AT TIMES AT LOZ AND SME LATER IN THE TAF PERIOD. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR KYZ044-050-051. && SHORT TERM...HAL/SCHOETTMER LONG TERM....WJM AVIATION...AR
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 5:40 PM EST, 9 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 540 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 KYZ044-050-051-071045- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE 540 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING...THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO JUST SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN WHERE MORE THAN ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE COULD FALL. CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH REGARDS TO THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. SMALL CHANGES IN THE TRACK CAN BRING LARGE CHANGES IN THE EXPECTED PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY...THEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON. KYZ052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-071045- ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE- MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE- MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER- MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO... PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE... CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG... INEZ...PIKEVILLE 540 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW...WITH A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO JUST SNOW ON SATURDAY. SOME ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT WILL BE FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE RUNNING THROUGH LONDON AND WEST LIBERTY. CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH REGARDS TO THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. SMALL CHANGES IN THE TRACK CAN BRING LARGE CHANGES IN THE EXPECTED PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY...THEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON. ABE/RAY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson and 17 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson and 13 more | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.