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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Jackson, KY

April 5, 2010Fleming County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2010, 8:08 PM EDT for Fleming County, Kentucky. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2010, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2010, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Fleming County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Apr 5, 2:52 PM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 2:52 PM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 2:27 PM EDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
227 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-062130-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...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
227 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING. IF ANY STORMS DEVELOP...ONE OR TWO MAY PRODUCE
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BRING AN ENHANCED THREAT
FOR WILDFIRES ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

JP/JJ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 5, 5:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
546 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010

KYZ058-111-052230-
ESTILL-LEE-
546 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 630
PM EDT MONDAY EVENING...

   ESTILL AND
   LEE.

AT 546 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH
IRVINE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...PRYSE AROUND
555 PM EDT...CRYSTAL AROUND 600 PM EDT...WHYNOT AROUND 605 PM
EDT...GREELEY AROUND 610 PM EDT...AND FIXER AROUND 615 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH 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, Apr 5, 6:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
603 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010

KYZ106-107-119-052245-
JOHNSON-MARTIN-MORGAN-
603 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
THROUGH 645 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING...

   EAST CENTRAL MORGAN...
   NORTHERN JOHNSON AND
   NORTHERN MARTIN.

AT 604 PM EDT...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS
LOCATED NEAR WINIFRED...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF PAINTSVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...CHANDLERVILLE
AROUND 610 PM EDT...RIVER AROUND 615 PM EDT...CHESTNUT AROUND 620 PM
EDT...TOMAHAWK AROUND 630 PM EDT...AND MILO AROUND 635 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH 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, Apr 5, 6:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
653 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010

KYZ044-052330-
FLEMING-
653 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTY THROUGH 730
PM EDT MONDAY EVENING...

   NORTHERN FLEMING.

AT 652 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
FAIRVIEW...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF CYNTHIANA...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH. THE WORST OF THIS STORM WILL BRUSH PAST JUST TO THE NORTH OF
THE FLEMING COUNTY BORDER. HOWEVER...JUST A GLANCING BLOW MAY BE
ENOUGH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...COWAN AROUND
700 PM EDT...NEPTON AROUND 705 PM EDT...FLEMINGSBURG AROUND 715 PM
EDT...DALESBURG AROUND 720 PM EDT...AND MOUNT CARMEL AROUND 725 PM
EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH 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, Apr 5, 7:34 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 5, 7:59 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
759 PM EDT MON APR 05 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0736 PM     HAIL             FLEMINGSBURG            38.42N 83.74W
04/05/2010  E1.00 INCH       FLEMING            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN FLEMINGSBURG

&&

GREIF
Local storm report, Apr 5, 8:06 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
806 PM EDT MON APR 05 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 PM     HAIL             FLEMINGSBURG            38.42N 83.74W
04/05/2010  E1.75 INCH       FLEMING            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA IN
            FLEMINGSBURG.

&&

GREIF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 8:16 PM EDTTornado WarningJKLFleming44 min
Apr 5, 8:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLFleming2 hr
Apr 5, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLRowan31 min
Apr 5, 8:53 PM EDTTornado WarningJKLRowan19 min
Apr 5, 9:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLElliott24 min
Apr 6, 3:43 AM EDTRed Flag WarningJKLBath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more17 hr
Apr 6, 6:26 PM EDTFire Weather WatchJKLFloyd, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Pike8 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.