Alert archive / Kentucky / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this winter storm warning at Oct 28, 2012, 4:33 PM EDT for Harlan County, Letcher County, Pike County, Kentucky. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 4:48 AM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr. 28 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
- Oct 28, 2012, 4:33 PM EDT (20:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 4:48 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
Counties Harlan County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Pike County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2:00 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Big Black Mountain, KY | ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND WHERE KY 160 CROSSES BIG BLACK MOUNTAIN ABOVE LYNCH. ELEVATION 3700 FEET. |
| Oct 29, 3:11 PM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 3 E Dorton, KY | KET TECHNICIAN REPORTED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AT NWR TRANSMITTER SITE THAT SITS NEAR 2800 FEET. |
| Oct 29, 5:05 PM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 3 E Dorton, KY | SNOW DEPTH AT DORTON MESONET SITE AT 2774 FEET ELEVATION. CONTINUES TO SNOW HEAVILY. |
| Oct 29, 11:10 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | 4 N Harlan, KY | REPORT FROM US 421 ACROSS PINE MOUNTAIN AT 2600 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Oct 29, 11:10 PM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Big Black Mountain, KY | REPORT FROM KY 160 AT 3700 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Jenkins, KY | FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Oct 30, 6:54 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 3 S Lynch, KY | HWY 160 ON BLACK MOUNTAIN HAS 1 FOOT OF SNOW WITH DRIFTS UP TO 3 FEET. |
| Oct 30, 6:59 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 N Harlan, KY | HWY 421 ACROSS PINE MOUNTAIN AT HARLAN HAS 6 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.2 | Pikeville, KY | |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Skyline, KY | |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | 2 Se Whitesburg, KY | |
| Oct 30, 7:55 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Wsw Fedscreek, KY | AROUND 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN. |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Whitesburg, KY | |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Meta, KY | FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Ne Belcher, KY | 3 TO 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN NEAR EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AT AROUND 1600 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 S Benham, KY | SIX INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN THE CLOVERLICK COMMUNITY JUST OUTSIDE OF BENHAM AT AN ELEVATION OF 2310 FEET. |
| Oct 30, 8:35 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Thornton, KY | THREE INCHES OF SNOWFALL NEAR THORNTON AT 1400 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Oct 30, 8:37 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Kimper, KY | POWER LINE DOWN AT OLD PATH BIBLE CHURCH. |
| Oct 30, 8:37 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Belfry, KY | HWY 319 BETWEEN BLACKBERRY AND BELFRY IS IMPASSIBLE 4 INCHES ON ROAD. |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 4 Se Vicco, KY | AT 1800 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Oct 30, 8:47 AM EDT | HEAVY SLEET 0 | Elkhorn City, KY | TREES DOWN ON HWY 80. |
| Oct 30, 8:47 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Elkhorn City, KY | TREES DOWN ON HWY 80. |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Payne Gap, KY | REPORT FROM STATE LINE FOOD MART ON THE KY/VA STATE LINE AT 2400 FT ELEVATION. STILL SNOWING. |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Canada, KY | REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Fleming-Neon, KY | |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.3 | 3 Nne Harlan, KY | ALONG HWY 421 AT 2000 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Oct 30, 10:12 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 1 Nw Elko, KY | AT 2100 FEET ELEVATION OUTSIDE OF BLACKEY. |
| Oct 30, 11:55 AM EDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Kingdom Come S.P., KY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 637 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
249 WWUS43 KJKL 282033 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 433 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION OF FAR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM...INCLUDING MOISTURE AND ENERGY FROM WHAT IS NOW HURRICANE SANDY...WILL BRING ABUNDANT PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO PARTS OF EAST KENTUCKY EARLY THIS WEEK. WHILE MOST OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER. KYZ088-118-120-290500- /O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WS.W.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 433 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION...THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF RAIN FOR THE MOST PART. HOWEVER...THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO WET SNOW FOR A TIME LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING EVEN BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...WITH LOCALLY UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES. BELOW 2000 FEET...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS...WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION EXPECTED IN CITIES SUCH AS CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...WHITESBURG AND PIKEVILLE. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ087-290500- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ BELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE 433 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION...THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF RAIN FOR THE MOST PART. HOWEVER...THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR PERHAPS CHANGE TO WET SNOW FOR A TIME LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING EVEN BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. BELOW 2000 FEET...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS...WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION EXPECTED IN CITIES SUCH AS MIDDLESBORO AND PINEVILLE. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOWFALL WILL COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE OR CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS OR THE LOG MOUNTAINS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ JP/PG
8 follow-up statements
312 WWUS43 KJKL 290355 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1155 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET OF ELEVATION IN FAR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM...INCLUDING MOISTURE AND ENERGY FROM WHAT IS NOW HURRICANE SANDY...WILL BRING ABUNDANT PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO PARTS OF EAST KENTUCKY EARLY THIS WEEK. WHILE MOST OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER. KYZ088-118-120-291200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 1155 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO JUST SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN MONDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION...THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF RAIN FOR THE MOST PART. HOWEVER...THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO WET SNOW FOR A PERIOD OF TIME LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING EVEN BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...WITH LOCALLY UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES. BELOW 2000 FEET...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS. BUT SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN CITIES SUCH AS CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...WHITESBURG AND PIKEVILLE. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ087-291200- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ BELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE 1155 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION...THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF RAIN FOR THE MOST PART. HOWEVER...THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR PERHAPS CHANGE TO WET SNOW FOR A TIME LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING EVEN BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. BELOW 2000 FEET...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS...WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION EXPECTED IN CITIES SUCH AS MIDDLESBORO AND PINEVILLE. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE OR CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS OR THE LOG MOUNTAINS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ JP/GEOGERIAN/RAY
097 WWUS43 KJKL 290848 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 448 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 KYZ088-118-120-291600- /O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0002.121029T0848Z-121031T1200Z/ HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 448 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN MONDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION...THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF RAIN FOR THE MOST PART. HOWEVER...THE RAIN WILL LIKELY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO WET SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH LOCALLY UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES. BELOW 2000 FEET...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS SUCH AS CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...WHITESBURG AND PIKEVILLE. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED... SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ087-291600- /O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0008.121030T0200Z-121030T1600Z/ BELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE 448 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY NOON ON TUESDAY. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. ALSO... ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE OR CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS OR THE LOG MOUNTAINS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED... SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KYZ107-110-113-115-117-119-291600- /O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0008.121030T0200Z-121030T1600Z/ JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAINTSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN... HAZARD...HYDEN...INEZ 448 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY. * RAIN WILL LIKELY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY NOON ON TUESDAY. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER RIDGES ABOVE 1500 FEET. * THIS WILL BE A WET SNOWFALL AND ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SLUSHY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. $$ ABE
193 WWUS43 KJKL 291600 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1200 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 KYZ088-118-120-300000- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 1200 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION...THE PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY STAY IN THE FORM OF RAIN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW LOCATIONS CLOSER TO 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION...WHERE SOME SNOW MAY MIX IN BY SUNDOWN. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO WET SNOW TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH LOCALLY UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES. BELOW 2000 FEET...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS SUCH AS CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...WHITESBURG AND PIKEVILLE. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ087-107-110-113-115-117-119-300000- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0008.121030T0200Z-121030T1600Z/ BELL-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN...INEZ 1200 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY NOON ON TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. ALSO... ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE OR CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS OR THE LOG MOUNTAINS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED... SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. $$ ABE/GEOGERIAN
483 WWUS43 KJKL 292151 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 550 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 KYZ088-118-120-300600- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 550 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION...THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO WET SNOW TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OF 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS SUCH AS CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...WHITESBURG AND PIKEVILLE. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES... WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET. ALSO... ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ087-107-110-113-115-117-119-300600- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0008.121030T0200Z-121030T1600Z/ BELL-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN...INEZ 550 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY NOON ON TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE UP TO 2 INCHES...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED ON THE HIGHER RIDGES. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. ALSO... ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE OR CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS OR THE LOG MOUNTAINS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED... SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. $$ ABE/GEOGERIAN
503 WWUS43 KJKL 300433 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1233 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 KYZ088-118-120-301245- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 1233 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL EARLY THIS MORNING AND THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION...THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO WET SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE TONIGHT OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 FEET AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS SUCH AS BLACK MOUNTAIN. AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS SUCH AS CUMBERLAND...HARLAN... WHITESBURG AND PIKEVILLE. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ELEVATION. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE DAY. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND VERY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ087-107-110-113-115-117-119-301245- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121030T1600Z/ BELL-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN...INEZ 1233 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THROUGH DAWN...AND THEN CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY NOON ON TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE UP TO 2 INCHES...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED ON THE HIGHER RIDGES. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND TODAY...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE OR CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS OR THE LOG MOUNTAINS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND VERY HAZARDOUS. 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. $$ ABE/GEOGERIAN/RAY
328 WWUS43 KJKL 300824 AAC WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 424 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 KYZ088-118-120-301630- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 424 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL EARLY THIS MORNING AND THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET ELEVATION...THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO WET SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE TONIGHT OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 FEET AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS SUCH AS BLACK MOUNTAIN. AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS SUCH AS CUMBERLAND...HARLAN... WHITESBURG AND PIKEVILLE. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ELEVATION. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS AT AND BELOW 2000 FEET THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE DAY. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND VERY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ087-107-110-113-115-117-119-301600- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121030T1600Z/ BELL-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN...INEZ 424 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THROUGH DAWN...AND THEN CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY NOON TODAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE UP TO 2 INCHES...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED ON THE HIGHER RIDGES. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND TODAY...LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. ALSO... ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE OR CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS OR THE LOG MOUNTAINS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED... SLICK AND VERY HAZARDOUS. 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. $$ RAY/AR
663 WWUS43 KJKL 301515 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1115 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 KYZ088-118-120-302100- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 1115 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AT AND BELOW THE 1500 FEET ELEVATION RAIN...SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON. * AT THE 1500 FEET ELEVATION RANGE AND ABOVE...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO EVENT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 FEET AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS SUCH AS BLACK MOUNTAIN. AT AND BELOW 1500 FEET...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS SUCH AS CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...WHITESBURG AND PIKEVILLE. * STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. THE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL COULD STILL CAUSE TREES OR TREE LIMBS TO FALL AND RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BE SLICK...SNOW COVERED OR SLUSHY...AND VERY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KYZ087-107-110-113-115-117-119-302000- /O.EXT.KJKL.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121030T2000Z/ BELL-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN...INEZ 1115 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IN THE VALLEYS WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON...THOUGH SNOW WILL LINGER ON THE RIDGETOPS INTO THE AFTERNOON. * NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES...MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO THE 2 TO 6 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD STILL LEAD TO TREES OR TREE LIMBS FALLING AND RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS CONTINUING ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION. ALSO...ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES WILL BE SLICK...SLUSHY OR SNOW COVERED AT TIMES INTO THE 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. $$ AR/JP
357 WWUS43 KJKL 302000 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 400 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY... .SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT FROM UPSLOPE FLOW AROUND A DEEP GRADUALLY DEPARTING LOW OVER THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. KYZ088-118-120-310400- /O.CAN.KJKL.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0009.121030T2000Z-121031T1200Z/ HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 400 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LIGHT SNOW OR A LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW MIX ABOVE 1500 FEET SHOULD CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TO PATCHY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY DAWN. * ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY DAWN. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES AT THESE ELEVATIONS WILL FALL TO AROUND FREEZING. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED AT 1500 FEET AND BELOW. * ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES ABOVE 1500 FEET SHOULD BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY OR SNOW COVERED AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KYZ110-113-115-117-310400- /O.CAN.KJKL.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121030T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0009.121030T2000Z-121031T1200Z/ FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN 400 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * LIGHT SNOW OR A LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW MIX ABOVE 1500 FEET SHOULD CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TO PATCHY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY DAWN. * ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH ARE ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES AT THESE ELEVATIONS WILL FALL TO AROUND FREEZING. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED AT 1500 FEET AND BELOW. * ROADS THAT TRAVERSE THE HIGHER RIDGES ABOVE 1500 FEET SHOULD BECOME SLICK...SLUSHY OR SNOW COVERED AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. 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. $$ KYZ087-107-119-302100- /O.CAN.KJKL.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121030T2000Z/ BELL-JOHNSON-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE... INEZ 400 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES. ALTHOUGH A LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES OF BELL COUNTY TONIGHT...NO MORE THAN A DUSTING IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. $$ JP/GEOGERIAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 4:04 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 25 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:35 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 43 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.