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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2014, 3:54 AM EDT for 33 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 4, 2014, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2014, 3:54 AM EDT (07:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2014, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
All 33 counties
Bath County, KY, Bell County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Clay County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:55 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 1245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 421 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
373 WWUS73 KJKL 040754 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 354 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS HIGHER UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MIX DOWN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE FRONT MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH EASTERN KENTUCKY. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-041600- /O.NEW.KJKL.WI.Y.0004.140404T1600Z-140405T0000Z/ 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 354 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND...AS WELL AS CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GEOGERIAN
2 follow-up statements
686 WWUS73 KJKL 041545 AAA NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1145 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS HIGHER UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MIX DOWN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE FRONT MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH EASTERN KENTUCKY. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-050000- /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0004.140404T1600Z-140405T0000Z/ 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 1145 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND... AS WELL AS CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...THANKS IN PART TO NEARLY SATURATED SOILS FROM THE RAINS OF THE PAST TWO DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GEOGERIAN/GREIF
674 WWUS73 KJKL 042352 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 752 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-050100- /O.EXP.KJKL.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140405T0000Z/ 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 752 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH A FEW WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM EDT ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY ON THE RIDGES NEAR THE VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...WINDS HAVE SLACKENED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT. $$ JP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Knott and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 9:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Powell, Pulaski and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Magoffin and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:24 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 60 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:30 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee | 4 days |
| Apr 4, 7:12 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 33 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:07 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell | 44 hr |
| Apr 4, 12:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Magoffin | 15 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.