Alert archive / Kentucky / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 3, 2009, 10:32 PM EST for 15 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 20 hr. 37 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
- Feb 3, 2009, 10:32 PM EST (03:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
Counties Bell County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:32 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 11:56 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | West Liberty, KY | THE HEAVIEST SNOW OF THE DAY HAS BEEN IN THE LAST 90 MINUTES. SNOW DEPTH 2.5 INCHES AT MIDNIGHT |
| Feb 4, 12:06 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Campton, KY | |
| Feb 4, 12:15 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Hazard, KY | GENERAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PERRY COUNTY ACCORDING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY GARAGE. |
| Feb 4, 12:15 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Hyden, KY | |
| Feb 4, 12:15 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Wooton, KY | |
| Feb 4, 12:50 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Inez, KY | |
| Feb 4, 12:50 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Paintsville, KY | |
| Feb 4, 12:50 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Wheelwright, KY | |
| Feb 4, 12:55 AM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 4 Ne Jackson, KY | FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 4, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Campton, KY | AROUND 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 4, 1:15 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 3 Nw West Liberty, KY | |
| Feb 4, 2:05 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1.8 | 2 Se Talbert, KY | 1.8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN. |
| Feb 4, 5:05 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Inez, KY | 6.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 11 HOURS. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 6.0 INCHES. |
| Feb 4, 5:55 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Sandy Hook, KY | A WORKER AT THE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED THAT 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 4, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Paintsville, KY | A WORKER AT THE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED 3 TO 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN COUNTY WIDE OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 4, 6:01 AM EST | SNOW 4 | West Liberty, KY | A WORKER AT THE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 4, 6:03 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Salyersville, KY | A WORKER AT THE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS REPORTED THAT 4-5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 4, 6:12 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Campton, KY | A WORKER AT THE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED THAT 6 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 4, 6:15 AM EST | SNOW 0 | Jackson, KY | A WORKER AT THE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED THAT 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN AROUND THE COUNTY SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 4, 6:15 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Jackson, KY | A WORKER AT THE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED THAT 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN AROUND THE COUNTY SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 4, 6:18 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Hindman, KY | A WORKER AT THE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED THAT 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 4, 6:20 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Harlan, KY | A WORKER AT THE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 4, 6:20 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Hazard, KY | DISPATCH REPORTED THAT 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 4, 6:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Mayking, KY | 4 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED ON THE GROUND THIS MORNING. |
| Feb 4, 7:08 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 4 S Ned, KY | 4 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED ON GROUND. |
| Feb 4, 9:14 AM EST | SNOW 2.1 | Coal Run, KY | A SPOTTER REPORTED 2.1 INCHES STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 4, 9:30 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Cutshin, KY | LESLIE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLIN IN CUTSHIN SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. A COUNTYWIDE RANGE OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WAS REPORTED. |
| Feb 4, 9:45 AM EST | SNOW 2.9 | 2 Ese Talbert, KY | AN NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 2.9 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 4, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 5 Nw Frozen Creek, KY | THE PUBLIC ESTIMATED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND WITH 3.4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE YESTERDAY. |
| Feb 4, 10:20 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Pineville, KY | THE BELL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 6 INCHES ON THE RIDGETOPS COUNTYWIDE. |
| Feb 4, 10:30 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Martin, KY | THE FLOYD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 4, 10:35 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Inez, KY | THE MARTIN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS ESTIMATED 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW COUNTYWIDE. |
| Feb 4, 10:40 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Belfry, KY | A TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN BELFRY. THE REPORT WAS RELAYED BY PIKE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
| Feb 4, 10:40 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Pine Mountain, KY | THE HARLAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS REPORTED 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON PINE MOUNTAIN AND AN AVERAGE OF 4 INCHES COUNTYWIDE. |
| Feb 4, 10:55 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Phelps, KY | THE BIG CREEK FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE STATION. 8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ALSO REPORTED AT CANADA KNOB AT AN ELEVATION OF 1900 FEET. THE REPORT WAS RELAYED BY PIKE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
| Feb 4, 11:10 AM EST | SNOW 0 | Hyden, KY | THE KNOTT COUNTY DISPATCH ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW COUNTYWIDE. |
| Feb 4, 11:10 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Hyden, KY | THE KNOTT COUNTY DISPATCH ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW COUNTYWIDE. |
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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 227 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
- 878 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 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 040332 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1032 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...SNOWY AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. IT WILL BRING SNOW AND A RETURN TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. AS THE STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS...NORTHWEST WINDS COMING OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL PUSH UP AND OVER THE APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY... BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO MOST OF THE AREA. KYZ087-088-118-120-041200- /O.UPG.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WS.W.0002.090204T0332Z-090205T0000Z/ BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 1032 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS THEN CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHERE TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY. BELOW 2000 FEET 3 TO 5 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE COMMON BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ044-052-104-106>110-112-113-115-117-119-041200- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ FLEMING-ROWAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD- BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOREHEAD...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...JACKSON...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN...INEZ 1032 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS THEN CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE WEDNESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON THE TALLER RIDGES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ KYZ050-051-058>060-069-086-111-114-116-041200- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ MONTGOMERY-BATH-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-JACKSON-KNOX-LEE-OWSLEY- CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...IRVINE... STANTON...FRENCHBURG...MCKEE...BARBOURVILLE...BEATTYVILLE... BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 1032 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ KYZ068-080-085-041200- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ ROCKCASTLE-LAUREL-WHITLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...LONDON...CORBIN... WILLIAMSBURG 1032 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE DAY WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ KYZ079-083-084-041200- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ PULASKI-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY 1032 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY DURING THE NIGHT...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO THE DAY WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF A TRACE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ HAL
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KJKL 040621 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 121 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...SNOWY AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. IT WILL BRING SNOW AND A RETURN TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. AS THE STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS...NORTHWEST WINDS COMING OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL PUSH UP AND OVER THE APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY... BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO MOST OF THE AREA. KYZ104-106>110-112-113-115-117-119-041515- /O.UPG.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY- LESLIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY... PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...JACKSON... HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN...INEZ 121 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS THEN CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ087-088-118-120-041515- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 121 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...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. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS THEN CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHERE TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY. BELOW 2000 FEET 4 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE COMMON BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ044-052-041515- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ FLEMING-ROWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOREHEAD 121 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS THEN CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE WEDNESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON THE TALLER RIDGES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ KYZ050-051-058>060-069-086-111-114-116-041515- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ MONTGOMERY-BATH-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-JACKSON-KNOX-LEE-OWSLEY- CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...IRVINE... STANTON...FRENCHBURG...MCKEE...BARBOURVILLE...BEATTYVILLE... BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 121 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ KYZ068-080-085-041515- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ ROCKCASTLE-LAUREL-WHITLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...LONDON...CORBIN... WILLIAMSBURG 121 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE DAY WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ KYZ079-083-084-041515- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ PULASKI-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY 121 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ HAL/JJ
000 WWUS43 KJKL 041501 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1001 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...SNOWY AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE FOR EAST KENTUCKY TODAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS FLOWING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN KENTUCKY...COMBINED WITH A MOISTURE CONNECTION OFF LAKE MICHIGAN...WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA TODAY. KYZ087-088-104-106>110-112-113-115-117>120-042300- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-BREATHITT- KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...JACKSON...HINDMAN...HAZARD... HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 1001 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES FOR LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET...AND 7 TO 11 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ044-052-042300- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ FLEMING-ROWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOREHEAD 1001 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ KYZ050-051-058>060-069-086-111-114-116-042300- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ MONTGOMERY-BATH-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-JACKSON-KNOX-LEE-OWSLEY- CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...IRVINE... STANTON...FRENCHBURG...MCKEE...BARBOURVILLE...BEATTYVILLE... BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 1001 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. DAYTIME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ KYZ068-080-085-042300- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ ROCKCASTLE-LAUREL-WHITLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...LONDON...CORBIN... WILLIAMSBURG 1001 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TODAY. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ KYZ079-083-084-042300- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ PULASKI-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY 1001 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TODAY. LESS THAN AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ HAL/JJ/WJM
000 WWUS43 KJKL 042146 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 446 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...SNOWY AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE FOR EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .NORTHWEST WINDS FLOWING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN KENTUCKY...COMBINED WITH A MOISTURE CONNECTION OFF LAKE MICHIGAN...WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. KYZ087-088-104-106>110-112-113-115-117>120-050000- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-BREATHITT- KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...JACKSON...HINDMAN...HAZARD... HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 446 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...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. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. LATE AFTERNOON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES FOR LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET...AND 7 TO 11 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ044-050>052-058>060-069-111-114-116-050000- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-JACKSON-LEE- OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...MCKEE... BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 446 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. LATE AFTERNOON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ KYZ068-079-080-083>086-050000- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ ROCKCASTLE-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...SOMERSET...LONDON... MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE 446 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY THIS EVENING. LATE AFTERNOON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES. $$ HAL/JJ/WJM
000 WWUS43 KJKL 050000 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 700 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 KYZ087-088-104-106>110-112-113-115-117>120-050100- /O.EXP.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-BREATHITT- KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...JACKSON...HINDMAN...HAZARD... HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 700 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD LEAVE A DUSTING OF SNOW NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...ONLY FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHT. $$ KYZ044-050>052-058>060-069-111-114-116-050100- /O.EXP.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-JACKSON-LEE- OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...MCKEE... BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 700 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ONLY FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHT...AND NO MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST. $$ KYZ068-079-080-083>086-050100- /O.EXP.KJKL.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090205T0000Z/ ROCKCASTLE-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...SOMERSET...LONDON... MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE 700 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ONLY FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHT...AND NO MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST. $$ HAL
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 Feb 3, 9:29 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 9:29 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 929 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 .SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...UPDATED HAVE ONLY MADE SMALL ADJUSTMENTS. RADAR TRENDS SEEM TO BACK UP THE PREVIOUS FORECAST FOR THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TONIGHT TO BE JUST NORTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. RAISED POPS TO 100 PERCENT IN THE EAST WITH PRECIP ONGOING. HOWEVER...HAVE BACKED OFF ON AMOUNTS SLIGHTLY. IN THE ZFP USED 3-5 INCHES FOR STORM TOTAL IN OUR EASTERN COUNTIES...RANGING DOWN TO A TRACE TO 2 INCHES IN THE FAR SW. THINK MOST PLACES WILL ACTUALLY BE CLOSER TO THE LOW END OF THEIR FORECAST RANGES. ALTHOUGH...WOULD NOT RULE OUT A FEW OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE VA BORDER TOUCHING 6 INCHES STORM TOTAL DUE TO UPSLOPE FLOW ENHANCEMENT OF SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS LOOK FAVORABLE FOR FLURRIES TO LINGER WELL INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY WITH A SATURATED LAYER IN THE -10C TO -20C RANGE WILL BE VERY FAVORABLE FOR SNOW FORMATION. HOWEVER...WITH ONLY A SHALLOW MOIST LAYER...A STRONG CAP ON TOP...AND LACK OF UPPER SUPPORT...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BE FINISHED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH TEMPS ALREADY NEAR PREVIOUSLY FORECAST LOWS FOR TONIGHT OVER MOST OF THE AREA...HAVE DROPPED THE FORECAST LOWS A DEGREE OR TWO. THE PREVIOUS SHORT TERM FORECAST DISCUSSION FOLLOWS... /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/ PLENTY OF SNOW IN THE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS CENTERED JUST WEST OF JKL AT 2 PM. THIS LOW WILL DRIFT TO THE ESE THROUGH THE EVENING. A SURFACE TROF WILL ENHANCE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR CWA THIS EVENING. WILL GO WITH A 2 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATION TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS IN OUR SOUTHWEST. THERE COULD BE SOME LOCATIONS THAT GET SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...DEPENDING ON THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT OF THE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE. DID INCREASE SNOW TOTALS IN THE FORECAST...AND WILL PASS ALONG CONCERNS TO THE EVENING SHIFT FOR ANY POSSIBLE UPGRADES. AS THE LOW TRACKS FURTHER EAST...AND WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST...UPSLOPE PRECIP SHOULD KICK IN. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE SOME CONNECTION OFF LAKE MICHIGAN. WITH THE UPSLOPE EVENT THEN CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY...WILL EXTEND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY. ATTM...THINK EVENT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST. ALONG OUR FAR EASTERN COUNTIES ALONG THE VIRGINIA BORDER...SHOULD SEE 3 TO 6 WITH A COUPLE OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS MAYBE SEEING AROUND 7 INCHES. SINCE THESE TOTALS SHOULD FALL OVER A PROLONGED TIME PERIOD...WENT WITH AN ADVISORY AS OPPOSED TO A WARNING. SHOULD SEE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION THIS. WIND CHILLS SHOULD FALL TO AROUND ZERO TONIGHT...AND PROBABLY WON/T GET OUT OF THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MOST PLACES WEDNESDAY. THINGS SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE SUBSIDENCE INVERSION BUILDS DOWN...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN...AND THE H8 FLOW TURNS ANTICYCLONIC OVER THE LAKES. WENT ON THE COLD SIDE FOR TEMPS...WITH H8 TEMPS AS LOW AS -20 DEG C ON WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM.../THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/ THE EXTENDED FORECAST STARTS THU WITH HIGH PRESS BUILDING IN FROM THE CNTRL GULF COAST. THE THU MORNING COLD WILL BEGIN TO WARM WITH THU HIGHS NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AS THE HIGH PRESS STARTS THE WARM CONVEYOR FROM THE SW. EXPECT THIS WARMING TO CONTINUE AS THE HIGH PRESS MOVES TO THE GA/FL EAST COAST AND THE WARM AIR BRINGS HIGH TEMPS INTO THE 40S BY FRI AND INTO THE 50S FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND THE EARLY PART OF THE NEW WORK WEEK. THE EXTENDED MODELS WIDELY DISAGREE WITH THE TIMING OF THE EJECTION OF THE CLOSED LOW OVER SRN CALIF. HAVE CHOSEN TO FOLLOW THE GFS WITH A BLEND OF THE SLOWER ECMWF. EXPECTING NO WX UNTIL SAT WHEN A WEAK FNTL BNDRY CROSSES THE OH VLY WHICH DROPS SLOWLY INTO ERN KY BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY. THE FNT WILL LINGER UNTIL MONDAY WHEN IT STARTS SLOW MVMT NORTH...JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEXT COLD FNT TO CROSS ERN KY DURING THE DAY ON TUE. THIS FNT HAS A LITTLE MORE STEAM AND SHOULD MAKE IT THRU THE REGION BEFORE STALLING OUT WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO COME IN A FEW DEG COOLER BY MID WEEK. PCPN WILL LINGER IN THE AREA FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE NEW WEEK AS THE FNT... WITH SUFFICIENT GULF MOISTURE... LINGERS ACROSS ERN KY. DUE TO THE ONSET OF WARMER TEMPS... EXPECT THE PCPN TO BE ALL IN A LIQUID FORM. && .AVIATION.../00Z TO 24Z/ SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING OCCASIONAL REDUCED CIGS AND VSBYS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. OCCASIONAL LIFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE SNOW SHOWERS... ESPECIALLY FOR THE JKL TAF SITE AND POINTS TO THE NORTH AND EAST... ALTHOUGH THEY CANNOT BE RULED OUT ANYWHERE. ALONG WITH THE PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS... WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 KTS AT TIMES WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. OVERALL... EXPECT THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY TO BECOME MORE WIDELY SCATTERED DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY... BUT THE THREAT FOR LOCALLY INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR KYZ044- 050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120. && SHORT TERM...WJM/HAL LONG TERM....DUSTY AVIATION...ABE
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 4:21 PM EST, 6 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 421 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-069-086-104-106>117-119-041200- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-JACKSON-KNOX- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT- OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...MCKEE... BARBOURVILLE...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN... BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...INEZ 421 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR ZERO LATE TONIGHT AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. AROUND AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...PRODUCING EVENT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. KYZ087-088-118-120-041200- BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 421 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR ZERO LATE TONIGHT AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...PRODUCING EVENT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. KYZ068-079-080-083>085-041200- ROCKCASTLE-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...SOMERSET...LONDON... MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG 421 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR ZERO LATE TONIGHT AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...PRODUCING EVENT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WJM
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 3, 7:44 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
744 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM SNOW 1 ESE FLAT 37.65N 83.52W
02/03/2009 M1.0 INCH WOLFE KY NWS EMPLOYEE
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ABELocal storm report, Feb 3, 9:00 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
900 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM SNOW PAINTSVILLE 37.82N 82.81W
02/03/2009 E1.5 INCH JOHNSON KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
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ABELocal storm report, Feb 3, 9:42 PM EST, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
942 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0942 PM SNOW MOUNT VERNON 37.36N 84.34W
02/03/2009 E1.0 INCH ROCKCASTLE KY TRAINED SPOTTER
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ABELocal storm report, Feb 3, 9:53 PM EST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
953 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0945 PM SNOW HARLAN 36.84N 83.32W
02/03/2009 E2.0 INCH HARLAN KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
0945 PM SNOW PINE MOUNTAIN 36.95N 83.19W
02/03/2009 E6.0 INCH HARLAN KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SIX INCHES OF SNOW AT PINE MOUNTAIN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL.
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ABELocal storm report, Feb 3, 10:13 PM EST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1013 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM SNOW 1 SW PHYLLIS 37.43N 82.35W
02/03/2009 E4.0 INCH PIKE KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FOUR INCHES OF SNOW OVER HIGHER RIDGES ALONG HIGHWAYS 194
AND 460. TWO TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
VALLEYS.
1000 PM SNOW 4 NE FONDE 36.64N 83.83W
02/03/2009 E6.0 INCH BELL KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON FONDE AND RED BIRD MOUNTAINS
WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE COUNTY.
1010 PM SNOW 1 S JENKINS 37.16N 82.63W
02/03/2009 E4.0 INCH WISE VA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FOUR INCHES OF SNOW AT POUND GAP AND OTHER HIGHER RIDGES
RANGING DOWN TO AN INCH IN WHITESBURG.
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ABELocal storm report, Feb 3, 10:15 PM EST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1015 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM SNOW STANTON 37.85N 83.86W
02/03/2009 M1.4 INCH POWELL KY NWS EMPLOYEE
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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.