Alert archive / Kentucky / Freeze Warnings in 2016
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this freeze warning at Apr 2, 2016, 4:25 AM EDT for 33 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 3, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2016, 4:25 AM EDT (08:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2016, 10:00 AM 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 08:28 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, 8.4 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
- 1682 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
583 WWUS73 KJKL 020825 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 425 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING... ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT SATURDAY NIGHT...AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS SUNDAY MORNING. KYZ083-084-021630- /O.CAN.KJKL.LW.Y.0003.160402T1700Z-160403T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KJKL.FZ.A.0001.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.160402T1800Z-160403T0300Z/ WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY 425 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN SMALL LIMBS AND CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ085>088-118-021630- /O.CAN.KJKL.LW.Y.0003.160402T1700Z-160403T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KJKL.FZ.A.0001.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.160402T1800Z-160403T0600Z/ WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...JENKINS... WHITESBURG 425 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN SMALL LIMBS AND CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-021630- /O.UPG.KJKL.FZ.A.0001.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.160402T1800Z-160403T0300Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BROADHEAD... MOUNT VERNON...MCKOWSEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON 425 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN SMALL LIMBS OR WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AS WELL CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ104-106>117-119-120-021630- /O.UPG.KJKL.FZ.A.0001.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.160402T1800Z-160403T0600Z/ ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT- OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY... PAINSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG... WHEELWRIGHT...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...PIPPA PASSES... BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...INEZ...COAL RUN... ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 425 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN SMALL LIMBS OR WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AS WELL CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES MAY DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ JP/RAY
7 follow-up statements
335 WWUS73 KJKL 021134 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 734 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT TONIGHT...AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083-084-021945- /O.EXT.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.160402T1800Z-160403T0300Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BROADHEAD... MOUNT VERNON...MCKOWSEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY 734 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN SMALL LIMBS OR WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AS WELL CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ085>088-104-106>120-021945- /O.EXT.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.160402T1800Z-160403T0600Z/ WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN- FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN- PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...PAINSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN... JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ...COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY... PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 734 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SUNDAY. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN SMALL LIMBS AND CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ JP/ER
905 WWUS73 KJKL 021747 AAA NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 147 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT TONIGHT...AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083-084-030300- /O.CON.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.160402T1800Z-160403T0300Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BROADHEAD... MOUNT VERNON...MCKOWSEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY 147 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN SMALL LIMBS OR WEAKLY ROOTED TREES AS WELL AS CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO...OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ085>088-104-106>120-030300- /O.CON.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.160402T1800Z-160403T0600Z/ WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN- FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN- PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...PAINSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN... JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ...COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY... PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 147 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SUNDAY. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN SMALL LIMBS AS WELL AS CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO...OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ JP/ER/AR
353 WWUS73 KJKL 022200 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 600 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083-084-030600- /O.CON.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T0300Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BROADHEAD... MOUNT VERNON...MCKOWSEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY 600 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN SMALL LIMBS AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AS WELL AS CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO...OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ085>088-104-106>120-030600- /O.CON.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T0600Z/ WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN- FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN- PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...PAINSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN... JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ...COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY... PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 600 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE NIGHT. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN SMALL LIMBS AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AS WELL AS CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO...OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ HAL
542 WWUS73 KJKL 030310 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1110 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083-084-031115- /O.EXP.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T0300Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BROADHEAD... MOUNT VERNON...MCKOWSEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY 1110 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING BEFORE DAWN... AND THEN WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY 10 AM. * TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S IN MOST LOCATIONS. * THESE TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ085>088-104-106>120-031115- /O.CON.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T0600Z/ WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN- FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN- PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...PAINSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN... JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ...COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY... PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 1110 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL PERSIST INTO THE NIGHT...MAINLY AT RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS. * A FEW LOCALIZED GUSTS TOPPING 40 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN SMALL LIMBS AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AS WELL AS CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES. * ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO...OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ HAL
339 WWUS73 KJKL 030604 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 204 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 KYZ085>088-104-106>120-031400- /O.CAN.KJKL.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T0600Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/ WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN- FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN- PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...PAINSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN... JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ...COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY... PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 204 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING BY DAWN...AND THEN WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY 10 A.M. EDT. * TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND THE 30 DEGREE MARK IN MOST LOCATIONS. * THESE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO...OR KILL SENSITIVE UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083-084-031400- /O.CON.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BROADHEAD... MOUNT VERNON...MCKOWSEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY 204 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING BEFORE DAWN... AND THEN WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY 10 AM. * TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S IN MOST LOCATIONS. * THESE TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ RAY
119 WWUS73 KJKL 030836 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 436 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-031400- /O.CON.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/ 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...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BROADHEAD... MOUNT VERNON...MCKOWSEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN... WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE... CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINSVILLE... CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT... BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE... HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ... COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 436 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN TO OR BELOW FREEZING FOR MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL UNTIL JUST AFTER DAWN...AND THEN WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY 10 AM. * TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S AT MANY LOCATIONS. * THESE TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ RAY
480 WWUS73 KJKL 031355 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 955 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-031500- /O.EXP.KJKL.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT- OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BROADHEAD... MOUNT VERNON...MCKOWSEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN... WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE... CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINSVILLE... CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT... BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE... HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ... COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 955 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT ON THE VERY HIGHEST MOUNTAINS NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER...SO THE FREEZE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT. $$ SBH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Apr 2, 2:03 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 2:03 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 203 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 203 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 UPDATED GRIDS TO COME IN LINE WITH LATEST OBSERVATIONS. ALSO LOOKING AT POSSIBLE UPGRADE OUR FREEZE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR SUNDAY MORNING...AND PERHAPS EXPANDING OUR CURRENT WIND ADVISORY FURTHER SOUTH AND EXTENDING IT OUT A COUPLE HOURS THI9S EVENING. UPDATE ISSUED AT 1059 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 TEMPERATURES HAVE GENERALLY NOT FALLEN OFF AS QUICKLY AS WAS FORECAST...WITH THE LOWER LEVELS REMAINING MIXED DUE TO ONGOING COLD AIR ADVECTION...STEEP LAPSE RATES...AND EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER. DID NOT MAKE ANY LARGE CHANGES TO THE MORNING LOWS...BUT DID ADJUST THE CURVE DURING THE NIGHT TO REFLECT THE SLOWER EVENING DROP WHICH HAS OCCURRED. UPDATE ISSUED AT 657 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 BLENDED EARLY EVENING OBS INTO THE FORECAST GRIDS...WITH NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 358 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 THE LATEST SURFACE MAP FEATURES RETREATING DEEP LOW PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN CANADA...WITH A COLD FRONT ALIGNED SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT IS DROPPING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES/NORTHERN PLAINS. ALOFT... TROUGHING RULES FROM THE GREAT LAKES DOWN ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...WITH THE NORTHERN STREAM DICTATING THE MAJORITY OF OUR WEATHER. CLOUDS WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AS A SHORT WAVE TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST...AND HELPS TO DRAW SOME OF THE LINGERING MOISTURE TO OUR SOUTHEAST BACK IN ACROSS THE AREA. THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST TOWARDS DAWN. COOLER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT IN TONIGHT...WITH LOWS DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S FOR MOST LOCATIONS. THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY ON SATURDAY. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR MAINLY TO OUR NORTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SOME OF THIS MAY SKIRT OUR NORTHEAST COUNTIES...SO HAVE INCLUDED SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. HIGHS WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO TODAY...WITH MID TO UPPER 50S EXPECTED. WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 925 MB WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KT RANGE...SO HAVE HOISTED A WIND/LAKE WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE AREA...AS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MIX THESE DOWN. THE TROUGH WILL EXIT SATURDAY EVENING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MODEL SURFACE DEW POINTS ARE PROJECTED TO BE IN THE LOW TO MID 20S...SO THINK THAT SEVERAL HOURS OF SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. AS SUCH...ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH TO HIGHLIGHT THIS CONCERN. .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 358 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 WHILE LONGWAVE TROUGHING BEGINS EXITING THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TO START OFF SUNDAY MORNING...RISING HEIGHTS AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO TAKE HOLD ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...STRONG NW TO SE FLOW WILL STAY IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH AN IMPULSE/SW TRAVELING ALONG THIS FLOW AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY LATE MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE THROUGH THE REGION DURING THIS TIME AS WELL...REINFORCING THE STRONG PULL OF COLD CANADIAN AIR INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. SRLY WINDS DURING THE DAY MONDAY WILL PROMOTE ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPS AND MOISTURE ADVECTION...WITH PRECIP /IN THE FORM OF RAIN/ MOVING INTO NORTH-EASTERN KY AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING...SPREADING ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT AS THE STRONG PUSH OF COOLER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT...ANY LINGERING RAIN COULD TRANSITION TO SOME LIGHT SNOW EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE QUICKLY TAPERING OFF. HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS IS STILL SOMEWHAT LOW AS ANY SLIGHT VARIANCES IN TEMPERATURE OR PRECIP EXIT TIMING COULD PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN THIS SNOW DEVELOPMENT. REGARDLESS...THE SNOW SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED...LIGHT AT BEST...SHOULD NOT STICK TO THE SURFACES...AND THEREFORE CAUSE LITTLE TO NO IMPACTS. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL TAKE HOLD FOR TUESDAY...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION ONCE MORE. NRLY WINDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL DESPITE ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LEAD TO MAXIMIZED RADIATIONAL COOLING UNDER CONTINUED MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. THE ONLY CAVEAT WILL BE STRONG WAA WHICH MAY KICK IN SOON ENOUGH DURING THE OVERNIGHT TO KEEP MORNING TEMPS FROM GETTING TOO LOW...THOUGH MUCH OF THE EASTERN VALLEYS WILL LIKELY STILL SEE A GOOD FREEZE AND FROST DEVELOPMENT. YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE BEST SHOT FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE REGION STARTING DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG SRLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE WAA THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 60S. THE PRESENCE OF CLOUDS AND SRLY WINDS WILL KEEP TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING...IN THE MID 40S. UNFORTUNATELY...ANOTHER COLD ARCTIC BLAST WILL IMPACT THE AREA POST COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE STARTING THURSDAY EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ANY LINGERING MOISTURE ACROSS THE CWA FRIDAY MORNING COULD BRIEFLY MIX WITH SOME SNOW IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 203 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR AVIATION INTERESTS THIS PERIOD. GRADIENT WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY AHEAD OF A FAST MOVING ARCTIC COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOST TERMINALS WILL REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 KTS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 KTS...POSSIBLY A BIT HIGHER. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR FURTHER NORTH AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND THROUGH THE LATE PART OF THE DAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING TIME FRAME. OTHERWISE...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR KYZ044- 050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120. WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-104-106>117-119-120. LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR KYZ083>088-118. && UPDATE...RAY SHORT TERM...GEOGERIAN LONG TERM...JMW AVIATION...RAY
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 4:00 PM EDT, 12 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 400 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-104-106>117-119-120-021100- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN- FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BROADHEAD... MOUNT VERNON...MCKOWSEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET... LONDON...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...BEATTYVILLE... JACKSON...HINDMAN...PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD... MANCHESTER...HYDEN...INEZ...COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE... SOUTH WILLIAMSON 400 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN KENTUCKY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH PATCHY FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE IN VALLEY LOCATIONS EACH NIGHT FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. KYZ083>088-118-021100- WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY... CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE... CUMBERLAND...HARLAN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG 400 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN KENTUCKY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH PATCHY FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE IN VALLEY LOCATIONS EACH NIGHT FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GEOGERIAN/JMW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:25 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan and 16 more | 17 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.