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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Jackson, KY

June 3, 2009Estill County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2009, 9:28 PM EDT for Estill County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jun 3, 2009, 9:28 PM EDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2009, 9:57 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Estill County, KY

The radar

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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 Jun 3, 7:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 7:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 3:40 PM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
340 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-041200-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-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-
340 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE OUTLOOK AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE.
THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE
GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN A THREAT ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING...
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS SOUTH
OF THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT OCCURRENCES OF WIND
DAMAGE...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON.

ABE/SBH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 3:41 PM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
341 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009

KYZ084-032030-
MCCREARY-
341 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT MCCREARY COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

AT 341 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF BLUE HERON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BLUE HERON AROUND 355 PM EDT...PINE KNOT
AROUND 400 PM EDT...WHITLEY CITY AROUND 405 PM EDT...MARSHES SIDING
AROUND 410 PM EDT...AND BEULAH HEIGHTS AROUND 420 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN
ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD.

GREIF
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 3:51 PM EDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
351 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009

KYZ088-118-032030-
LETCHER-HARLAN-
351 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT SOUTHERN LETCHER AND
HARLAN COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

AT 351 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED NEAR
VERDA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR COLTS AROUND 400 PM EDT...LOUELLEN AROUND 405
PM EDT...CLOSPLINT AROUND 410 PM EDT...SAND HILL AROUND 415 PM EDT...
AND BENHAM AROUND 420 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN
ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD.

GREIF
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 4:21 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
421 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009

KYZ080-084-085-032045-
LAUREL-WHITLEY-MCCREARY-
421 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL AND
NORTHWESTERN WHITLEY AND MCCREARY COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

AT 422 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARSHES
SIDING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR WIBORG AROUND 430 PM EDT...BEULAH HEIGHTS
AROUND 435 PM EDT...DUCKRUN AROUND 440 PM EDT...HONEYBEE AROUND 445
AND PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN
ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY.

GREIF
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:03 PM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 9:26 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 3:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Harlan, Knox, Letcher, McCreary, Whitley4 hr
Jun 4, 5:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLKnox, McCreary, Whitley4 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

Sources

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