Alert archive / Kentucky / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this red flag warning at Apr 2, 2016, 4:25 AM EDT for 22 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Apr 2, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr. 8 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
- Apr 2, 2016, 4:25 AM EDT (08:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
All 22 counties
Bell County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Clay County, KY, Elliott 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, Morgan County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 23 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 2 Sw West Liberty, KY | |
| Apr 2, 7:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 9 Sw Inez, KY | |
| Apr 2, 7:21 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 3 Ne Jackson, KY | |
| Apr 2, 7:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 6 Nw Campton, KY | KOOMER RIDGE RAWS STATION TIME ESTIMATED BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM |
| Apr 2, 8:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 2 Sw West Liberty, KY | |
| Apr 2, 8:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 5 N Hindman, KY | |
| Apr 2, 8:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 Sw West Liberty, KY | |
| Apr 2, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 S London, KY | 1 TREE DOWN ON SUBLIMITY SPRINGS ROAD. TIME APPROXIMATE. |
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 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 231 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.
744 WWUS83 KJKL 020825 RFWJKL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 425 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON... KYZ069-080-085>088-104-106>120-021630- /O.NEW.KJKL.FW.W.0002.160402T1800Z-160403T0100Z/ JACKSON-LAUREL-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON- WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE- LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- 425 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 069...080...085...086...087...088...104... 106...107...108...109...110...111...112...113...114...115...116... 117...118...119 AND 120... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 LAUREL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WHITLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 KNOX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 BELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 HARLAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 ELLIOTT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MORGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 JOHNSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 WOLFE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 MAGOFFIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110 FLOYD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111 LEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112 BREATHITT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113 KNOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114 OWSLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115 PERRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117 LESLIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118 LETCHER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 119 MARTIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 120 PIKE. * WIND...20 FOOT WESTERLY WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 21 AND 27 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY ONGOING FIRES OR NEW ONES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND POTENTIALLY BURN OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ JP
2 follow-up statements
208 WWUS83 KJKL 021534 RFWJKL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1134 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON... KYZ069-080-085>088-104-106>120-030100- /O.CON.KJKL.FW.W.0002.160402T1800Z-160403T0100Z/ JACKSON-LAUREL-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON- WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE- LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- 1134 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 069...080...085...086...087...088...104... 106...107... 108...109...110...111...112...113...114...115...116... 117... 118...119 AND 120... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 LAUREL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WHITLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 KNOX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 BELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 HARLAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 ELLIOTT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MORGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 JOHNSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 WOLFE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 MAGOFFIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110 FLOYD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111 LEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112 BREATHITT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113 KNOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114 OWSLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115 PERRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 117 LESLIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118 LETCHER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 119 MARTIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 120 PIKE. * WIND...20 FOOT WESTERLY WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 21 AND 27 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY ONGOING FIRES OR NEW ONES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND POTENTIALLY BURN OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ AR
246 WWUS83 KJKL 030114 RFWJKL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 914 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 KYZ069-080-085>088-104-106>120-030215- /O.EXP.KJKL.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T0100Z/ JACKSON-LAUREL-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON- WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE- LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- 914 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 069...080...085...086...087... 088...104...106...107...108...109...110...111...112...113...114... 115...116...117...118...119 AND 120... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS STILL NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS IN A FEW LOCATIONS...BUT WILL GRADUALLY RISE AS TEMPERATURES DROP OFF TONIGHT. WINDS WERE STILL SUSTAINED ABOVE 15 MPH ON RIDGES AND ACROSS OPEN TERRAIN...BUT HAD DIMINISHED IN VALLEYS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW AN OVERALL DIMINISHING TREND TONIGHT. ISOLATED OCCURRENCES OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING... BUT OVERALL IMPROVEMENT WILL PERSIST. $$ HAL
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 | Freeze Warning | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.