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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Jackson, KY

January 25, 201122 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 25, 2011, 3:42 PM EST for 22 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Jan 26, 2011, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. 18 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
Jan 25, 2011, 3:42 PM EST (20:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2011, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 26, 2011, 3:26 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
All 22 counties

Bell County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Clay County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 26, 8:03 AM ESTSNOW 03 N Somerset, KYA EUBANK MAN WAS KILLED DUE TO INJURIES HE SUSTAINED IN A TWO CAR ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY MORNING ON HWY 39 NEAR THE EAGLES NEST SUBDIVISION 3 MILES NORTH OF SOMERSET. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS STATED THAT THE MAN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE CUMBERLAND REGIONA
Jan 26, 8:16 AM ESTSNOW 1Woodstock, KYSNOW IS STICKING TO ROADS AND ROADS ARE BECOMING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
Jan 26, 10:45 AM ESTSNOW 1.54 Ne Jackson, KYAT 1045 AM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE NEAR JACKSON HAD 1.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
Jan 26, 11:45 AM ESTSNOW 2.34 Ne Jackson, KYAT 1145 AM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE NEAR JACKSON MEASURED 2.3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
Jan 26, 12:00 PM ESTSNOW 1.5Frakes, KY
Jan 26, 12:00 PM ESTSNOW 22 Ne Mckee, KY
Jan 26, 12:30 PM ESTSNOW 1.44 Ne Tateville, KY
Jan 26, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 1.82 Ese Talbert, KY1.8 INCHES IN THE LAST 4 HOURS WITH A SNOW DEPTH OF 2 INCHES.
Jan 26, 2:00 PM ESTSNOW 1.51 Ne Whitley City, KY
Jan 26, 2:00 PM ESTSNOW 2London, KY
Jan 26, 2:10 PM ESTSNOW 3Frakes, KY
Jan 26, 2:10 PM ESTSNOW 5Fonde, KY
Jan 26, 2:25 PM ESTSNOW 21 Sse Ned, KY
Jan 26, 2:50 PM ESTSNOW 21 S Island City, KY
Jan 26, 3:00 PM ESTSNOW 0.44 Wsw Prestonsburg, KY1-2 INCHES OF SNOW ESTIMATED ON SURROUNDING RIDGES
Jan 26, 3:00 PM ESTSNOW 12 Ese Inez, KY
Jan 26, 3:00 PM ESTSNOW 1Paintsville, KYA TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW IN AND AROUND PAINTSVILLE.
Jan 26, 3:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.14 Ene Jackson, KY3.1 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS MEASURED AT THE NWS OFFICE...WITH A SNOW DEPTH OF 3 INCHES.

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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 246 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-01-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

346 
WWUS43 KJKL 252042
WSWJKL

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
342 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WET SNOW TO EASTERN KENTUCKY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ALONG THE
APPALACHIANS WILL SEND A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE INTO EASTERN
KENTUCKY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS OVERRIDING
MOISTURE WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING 
OVER TO SNOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET.

KYZ088-110-113-115-117>120-260445-
/O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0002.110126T1200Z-110127T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KJKL.WS.W.0001.110126T1200Z-110127T0600Z/
HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...
HAZARD...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
342 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 
7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING
  HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER
  OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND
  6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE
  2000 FEET.

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL LEAD
  TO VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS SOME DOWNED
  TREES AND POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY
  WET SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ086-087-107-109-112-114-116-260445-
/O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0002.110126T1200Z-110127T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KJKL.WS.W.0001.110126T1200Z-110127T0300Z/
KNOX-BELL-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...JACKSON...BOONEVILLE...
MANCHESTER
342 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 
7 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING
  HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER
  OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT. 

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL 
  LEAD TO VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND POSSIBLY 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF 
  THE HEAVY WET SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>052-260445-
/O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0002.110126T0600Z-110127T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.110126T0800Z-110127T0000Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD
342 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING
  HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER
  OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY AND WILL RESULT
  IN SLUSH ON AREA ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ058>060-068-069-079-080-083>085-104-106-108-111-260445-
/O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0002.110126T1200Z-110127T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.110126T0800Z-110127T0000Z/
ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-
MCCREARY-WHITLEY-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...SANDY HOOK...
WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...BEATTYVILLE
342 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING
  HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER
  OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES EXPECTED BY
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY AND WILL RESULT
  IN SLUSH ON AREA ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

SHALLENBERGER/GEOGERIAN
6 follow-up statements
306 
WWUS43 KJKL 252311
WSWJKL

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
611 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WET SNOW TO EASTERN
KENTUCKY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ALONG THE
APPALACHIANS WILL SEND A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE INTO EASTERN
KENTUCKY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS OVERRIDING
MOISTURE WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE
GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT OR DURING
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW SHOULD OCCUR AN HOUR
OR TWO EARLIER ON RIDGETOPS THAN IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. THE SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET.

KYZ088-110-113-115-117>120-260715-
/O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0001.110126T1000Z-110127T0600Z/
HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...
HAZARD...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
611 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF DAWN ON
  WEDNESDAY...AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON
  WEDNESDAY. THE CHANGEOVER ON THE RIDGETOPS...ESPECIALLY ELEVATIONS
  ABOVE 2000 FEET SHOULD OCCUR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR TWO EARLIER THAN
  IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY
  LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND
  6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
  2000 FEET. 

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL 
  LEAD TO VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS SOME 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF 
  THE HEAVY WET SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ086-087-107-109-112-114-116-260715-
/O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0001.110126T0800Z-110127T0600Z/
KNOX-BELL-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...JACKSON...BOONEVILLE...
MANCHESTER
611 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT ...BECOMING HEAVY AT
  TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE CHANGEOVER ON THE RIDGETOPS...
  ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SHOULD OCCUR AT LEAST AN
  HOUR OR TWO EARLIER THAN IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER
  OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES BY 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL 
  LEAD TO VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND POSSIBLY 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF 
  THE HEAVY WET SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>060-068-069-079-080-083>085-104-106-108-111-
260715-
/O.EXT.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.110126T0600Z-110127T0000Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-
WOLFE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...SANDY HOOK...
WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...BEATTYVILLE
611 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
  WEDNESDAY...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND DAWN OR DURING
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES BY
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY AND WILL 
  RESULT IN SLUSH ON AREA ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

SHALLENBERGER/GEOGERIAN/JP
498 
WWUS43 KJKL 260310
WSWJKL

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1010 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WET SNOW TO EASTERN
KENTUCKY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ALONG THE
APPALACHIANS WILL SEND A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE INTO EASTERN
KENTUCKY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS OVERRIDING
MOISTURE WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE
GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT OR EARLY ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW SHOULD OCCUR AN HOUR OR
TWO EARLIER ON RIDGETOPS THAN IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET.

KYZ068-069-079-080-083>085-261115-
/O.UPG.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.110126T0600Z-110127T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KJKL.WS.W.0001.110126T0600Z-110127T0000Z/
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...
LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG
1010 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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.

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...POSSIBLY
  BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARD DAWN OR DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING.
  THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING BY EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES BY
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON SOME
  RIDGETOPS.

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY AND WILL RESULT
  IN SLUSH ON AREA ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. SOME TREE LIMBS
  AND POWER LINES MIGHT SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ088-110-113-115-117>120-261115-
/O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0001.110126T1000Z-110127T0600Z/
HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...
HAZARD...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
1010 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF DAWN ON 
  WEDNESDAY...AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON 
  WEDNESDAY. THE CHANGEOVER ON THE RIDGETOPS...ESPECIALLY 
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SHOULD OCCUR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR 
  TWO EARLIER THAN IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF 
  FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND
  6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
  2000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR ON THE CRESTS OF THE
  HIGHEST RIDGES SUCH AS PINE OR BLACK MOUNTAIN.

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL 
  LEAD TO VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS SOME 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF 
  THE HEAVY WET SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ086-087-107-109-112-114-116-261115-
/O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0001.110126T0800Z-110127T0600Z/
KNOX-BELL-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...JACKSON...BOONEVILLE...
MANCHESTER
1010 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT BECOMING ...HEAVY 
  AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE CHANGEOVER ON THE 
  RIDGETOPS... ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SHOULD 
  OCCUR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR TWO EARLIER THAN IN VALLEY 
  LOCATIONS. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON RIDGETOPS.

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL 
  LEAD TO VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND POSSIBLY 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF 
  THE HEAVY WET SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>060-104-106-108-111-261115-
/O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.110126T0600Z-110127T0000Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-
MORGAN-WOLFE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...BEATTYVILLE
1010 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS 
  OF WEDNESDAY...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND DAWN OR 
  DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES BY 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY AND WILL 
  RESULT IN SLUSH ON AREA ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

JP
260 
WWUS43 KJKL 261104
WSWJKL

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
604 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY WET SNOW TO EASTERN
KENTUCKY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ALONG THE
APPALACHIANS HAS SENT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY.
THIS OVERRIDING MOISTURE WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN UNTIL SOMETIME
THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. THE CHANGEOVER
TO SNOW SHOULD OCCUR AN HOUR OR TWO EARLIER ON RIDGETOPS THAN IN
VALLEY LOCATIONS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET.

KYZ088-110-113-115-117>120-261915-
/O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/
HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...
HAZARD...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
604 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS MORNING...AND THEN BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES DURING MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. THE CHANGEOVER
  ON THE RIDGETOPS...ESPECIALLY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SHOULD
  OCCUR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR TWO EARLIER THAN IN VALLEY LOCATIONS.
  SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE BETWEEN 
  3 AND 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES AT 
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR 
  ON THE CRESTS OF THE HIGHEST RIDGES SUCH AS PINE OR BLACK 
  MOUNTAIN. 

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL 
  LEAD TO VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS SOME 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF 
  THE HEAVY WET SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ086-087-107-109-112-114-116-261915-
/O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/
KNOX-BELL-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...JACKSON...BOONEVILLE...
MANCHESTER
604 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE CHANGEOVER ON THE
  RIDGETOPS... ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SHOULD OCCUR
  AT LEAST AN HOUR OR TWO EARLIER THAN IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. SNOW WILL
  THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON RIDGETOPS.

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL 
  LEAD TO VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND POSSIBLY 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF 
  THE HEAVY WET SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ068-069-079-080-083>085-261915-
/O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...
LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG
604 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...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. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
  SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATING
  SNOW ENDING BY EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES BY
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON SOME
  RIDGETOPS.

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY AND WILL 
  RESULT IN SLUSH ON AREA ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. SOME 
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES MIGHT SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF THE 
  HEAVY WET SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>060-104-106-108-111-261915-
/O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-
MORGAN-WOLFE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...BEATTYVILLE
604 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...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. 

* RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES BY 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY AND WILL 
  RESULT IN SLUSH ON AREA ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

JP/JJ
405 
WWUS43 KJKL 261515
WSWJKL

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1015 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...HEAVY AND WET SNOW FALLING ACROSS EAST KENTUCKY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTH ALONG THE APPALACHIANS HAS SENT A LARGE
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY. RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW
ACROSS MOST OF EAST KENTUCKY THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
THROUGH INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL
ACCUMULATE QUICKLY ON ROADS...CREATING VERY SLIPPERY DRIVING
CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

KYZ088-110-113-115-117>120-262200-
/O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/
HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...
HAZARD...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
1015 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...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. 

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST
  TO EAST BY 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND
  3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AROUND 4 INCHES BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000
  FEET...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR ON THE CRESTS OF THE HIGHEST RIDGES SUCH
  AS PINE OR BLACK MOUNTAIN.

* THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL LEAD TO VERY
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS SOME DOWNED TREES AND
  POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ086-087-107-109-112-114-116-262200-
/O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/
KNOX-BELL-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...JACKSON...BOONEVILLE...
MANCHESTER
1015 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...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. 

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST
  TO EAST BY 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3
  INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...TO AROUND 4 INCHES ON THE RIDGETOPS.

* THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL LEAD TO VERY
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS SOME DOWNED TREES AND
  POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ068-069-079-080-083>085-262100-
/O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110126T2100Z/
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...
LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG
1015 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
  WILL THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY 4 PM.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3
  INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...TO AROUND 4 INCHES ON THE RIDGETOPS.

* THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL LEAD TO VERY
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS SOME DOWNED TREES AND
  POWER LINES THAT MAY SUCCUMB TO THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>060-104-106-108-111-262100-
/O.EXT.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110126T2100Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-
MORGAN-WOLFE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...BEATTYVILLE
1015 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF
  FROM WEST TO EAST BY 4 PM.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES BY LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL LEAD TO VERY
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KAS
865 
WWUS43 KJKL 261631
WSWJKL

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1131 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...HEAVY AND WET SNOW FALLING ACROSS EAST KENTUCKY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTH ALONG THE APPALACHIANS HAS SENT A
LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY. RAIN HAS CHANGED
TO SNOW ACROSS MOST OF EAST KENTUCKY AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

KYZ068-069-079-080-083>085-262100-
/O.CAN.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110126T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110126T2100Z/
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...
LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG
1131 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF
  FROM WEST TO EAST BY 4 PM.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 1 INCH
  IN THE VALLEYS...UP TO 2 INCHES ON THE RIDGES.

* THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES...GREATLY REDUCING
  VISIBILITIES AND CREATING SLIPPERY ROADS. THIS WILL LEAD TO
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ086-087-107-109-110-112>117-119-262100-
/O.CAN.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110126T2100Z/
KNOX-BELL-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-
CLAY-LESLIE-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...JACKSON...
HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...INEZ
1131 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF
  FROM WEST TO EAST BY 4 PM.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 1 INCH
  IN THE VALLEYS...UP TO 2 INCHES ON THE RIDGES.

* THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES...GREATLY REDUCING
  VISIBILITIES AND CREATING SLIPPERY ROADS. THIS WILL LEAD TO
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ044-050>052-261745-
/O.CAN.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110126T2100Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD
1131 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

A FEW SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. HOWEVER...LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.  

$$

KYZ088-118-120-262100-
/O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110126T2100Z/
HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE
1131 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO
  EAST BY 4 PM THIS EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2
  INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET.

* THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES...GREATLY REDUCING
  VISIBILITIES AND CREATING SLIPPERY ROADS. THIS WILL LEAD TO
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KYZ058>060-104-106-108-111-262100-
/O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110126T2100Z/
ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...BEATTYVILLE
1131 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER 
  OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY 4 PM. 

* TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 1 INCH
  IN THE VALLEYS...UP TO 2 INCHES ON THE RIDGES.

* THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS WILL LEAD TO 
  VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

$$

KAS
312 
WWUS43 KJKL 262026
WSWJKL

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
326 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011

KYZ088-118-120-262130-
/O.CAN.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110126T2100Z/
HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE
326 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

A FEW SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER NEAR THE WEST
VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA BORDER THROUGH 5 PM. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

$$

KYZ058>060-068-069-079-080-083>087-104-106>117-119-262130-
/O.CAN.KJKL.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110126T2100Z/
ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-
MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-
FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...
MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...
PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...
BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...
MANCHESTER...HYDEN...INEZ
326 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE SNOW HAS EXITED EAST KENTUCKY WITH ONLY A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

$$

KAS

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 Jan 25, 12:11 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 12:11 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1211 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

.SHORT TERM.../THE REST OF TODAY/

THE UPDATE IN THE SHORT TERM FORECAST THIS MORNING WAS TO ADDRESS THE
QUICK APPROACH OF THE RAIN SHIELD INTO SOUTHERN KENTUCKY AND INTO THE
FORECAST AREA. THEREFORE HAVE UPDATED AND BUMPED UP THE POPS ACROSS
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY AND ALSO INTO THE NORTHERN COUNTIES AS WELL. THE
LOW IS CURRENTLY TRACKING ALONG THE GULF AND
INTENSIFYING...INCREASING THE SOUTHERLY SURGE INTO THE FORECAST AREA.
THIS HAS BEEN VERY EVIDENT AS OBSERVATIONS IN TENNESSEE AND INTO
OUR SITES IN MONTICELLO AND MIDDLESBORO AS DEW POINTS HAVE JUMPED 4
TO 5 DEGREES IN THE PAST FEW HOURS. THEREFORE...ALSO HAVE INCREASED
DEW POINTS AND MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST AS WELL.

THE CONCERN HERE...IS THAT THE NEAR TERM MODELS ARE NOT CATCHING ON
TO THE QUICK APPROACH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AND EVEN WITHIN
24 HOURS OUT THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN THE MESOSCALE PARAMETERS.

GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES...THERE IS STILL A LOT OF CONCERN FOR
SNOWFALL...AT THE VERY LEAST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SO THE WINTER
STORM WATCH WAS CONTINUED.

THE PREVIOUS SHORT TERM FORECAST DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...

/TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/

IT IS CLEAR NOW THAT THE SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK TO SOUTH OF THE AREA
AND THAT THE UPPER LOW WILL ALSO TRACK SOUTH OF THE AREA. THE REASON
THIS IS SUCH A VERY DIFFICULT SHORT TERM FORECAST IS BECAUSE THE
TEMPERATURES WERE SO CLOSE TO CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH THE
PERIOD...THAT IT WAS REALLY HARD TO DECIDE WHICH DIRECTION TO GO.
BECAUSE THERE WERE TIMES WHERE IT COULD BE EITHER RAIN OR SNOW AND
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ALREADY ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH AND THAT
THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVY SNOW IS STILL THERE...I HAVE DECIDED TO
STAY WITH THE WINTER STORM WATCH. I EXTENDED THE WATCH INTO THE
BLUEGRASS COUNTIES STARTING AT 6Z...BECAUSE THE MODEL SOUNDINGS WERE
SHOWING ALL SNOW IN THAT AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
WEDNESDAY. I DELAYED THE ONSET OF THE WATCH 6 HOURS FOR THE REST OF
THE AREA BECAUSE OF THE WARM TEMPERATURES I WAS SEEING IN THE MODEL
OUTPUT. SOME OF THE AREA MAY SEE SOME INITIAL SNOW...THEN A RAIN AND
SNOW MIX AND THEN BACK TO ALL SNOW BEFORE IT IS ALL OVER. THE MODEL
SOUNDINGS WERE ALSO SHOWING A POTENTIAL FOR A TIME PERIOD ON
WEDNESDAY...WHERE THE DENDRITIC GROWTH DECREASES AND IT CHANGES OVER
TO SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE...BEFORE TURNING BACK TO ALL SNOW.
CONSIDERING ALL THE UNCERTAINTY OF PRECIP TYPE AND TIMING...I DID NOT
HAVE THE CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO PUT OUT A WARNING OR ADVISORY. THIS
WATCH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME AN ADVISORY IN PLACES BEFORE IT IS
ALL OVER. THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE CRUCIAL.

.LONG TERM.../THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/

CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH THE TIMING AND STRENGTH
OF SEVERAL FEATURES THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. BEGINNING WITH THE
DEPARTING SYSTEM ON THURSDAY MORNING...PROFILES CONTINUE TO SHOW
VERY SHALLOW MOISTURE LINGERING OVER THE COAL FIELDS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LITTLE MORE THAN FLURRIES THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE WINDING
DOWN ALL TOGETHER THURSDAY EVENING. BY 00Z FRIDAY...MODEL SOLUTIONS
BEGIN DIVERGING WITH RESPECT TO A COUPLE OF CLIPPER SYSTEMS DIVING
THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES...THEN TOWARDS AND/OR INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY. THE FIRST SYSTEM WOULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE
REGION ON FRIDAY BUT SOLUTIONS FROM THE CANADIAN...GFS...AND EURO
RANGE FROM A DUSTING IN THE NORTH AND EAST WITH NO PRECIP IN OUR
SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES PER THE ECMWF...TO A 1 TO 2 INCH EVENT FROM
FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OVER MOST OF THE CWA PER THE 25/00Z GEM.
WITH THIS MUCH UNCERTAINTY...WILL STAY MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR THE
MOMENT KEEPING POPS IN THE SLIGHT CHANCE RANGE AND WAIT FOR BETTER
AGREEMENT.

THE CONSENSUS SUGGESTS A REPRIEVE ON SATURDAY AS THE SECOND CLIPPER
SYSTEM LOOKS TO KEEP MOST OF ITS MOISTURE AND ENERGY NORTH OF THE
OHIO RIVER AND HAVE CONTINUED WITH HIGHEST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN OUR
NORTHERN AND EASTERN COUNTIES. BY SUNDAY...THE LONG RANGE SOLUTIONS
BECOME QUITE MUDDLED AND CONFIDENCE TAKES A SERIOUS NOSE DIVE.
GENERAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE MODELS INDICATES A BROAD TROF LINGERING
OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WITH ANOTHER SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE TAKING SHAPE
OVER THE SOUTHERN CONUS. THE GFS...GEM...AND EURO TAKE SIGNIFICANT
DEPARTURES FROM EACH OTHER BY THE END OF THE PERIOD...BUT ARE ALL
HINTING AT ANOTHER ROUND OF ACTIVE WEATHER FOR THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN UNITED STATES...INCLUDING OHIO VALLEY. AT THIS POINT...SEE
NO REASON TO INCLUDE ANYTHING HIGHER THAN SLIGHT CHANCES POPS INTO
THE FORECAST AND WAIT FOR BETTER MODEL AGREEMENT.

&&

.AVIATION.../18Z TO 18Z/...UPDATED

LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN PRIMARILY
VFR THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...AFTER SUNSET...EXPECT CIGS TO
QUICKLY DROP TO MVFR...THEN CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE
NIGHT...EVENTUALLY REACHING IFR BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE LIGHT
RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH MAINLY SNOW
EXPECTED FROM AROUND DAYBREAK THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY FOR A PERIOD TOMORROW MORNING SO WILL BRING
VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE DURING THE EXPECTED PERIOD OF
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. CIGS WILL REMAIN LIFR THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING
AS WELL.

&&

.JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR KYZ044-050>052.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR KYZ058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120.

&&

SHORT TERM...JJ/SHALLENBERGER
LONG TERM....MB
AVIATION...KAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 4:30 AM EST, 11 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
430 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

KYZ044-050>052-261230-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD
430 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WINTER WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. REFER TO LATEST WINTER
WEATHER PRODUCT FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

WINTER WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF
TO FLURRIES BY THURSDAY MORNING. REFER TO LATEST WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCT FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SNOW AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

KYZ058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-261230-
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...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
430 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SNOW IS POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT AT ALL LOCATIONS. MOST LOCATIONS WILL
RECEIVE JUST A SKIFF OF SNOW WHILE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET MAY
SEE UP TO ONE INCH OF NEW SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

WINTER WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF
TO FLURRIES BY THURSDAY MORNING. REFER TO LATEST WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCT FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SNOW AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SNOW TOTALS AND ANY OCCURRENCE OF
FREEZING PRECIPITATION OR SLEET.

JJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 3:42 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryJKLBath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 24 more24 hr

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Winter Storm Warnings in Kentucky, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011

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.