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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jun 2, 2016, 9:13 PM EDT for Pike County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2016, 9:13 PM EDT (01:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2016, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
County Pike County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1197 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 2, 8:13 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 8:13 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 4:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 435 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-031100- 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...MCKEE...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 435 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEY COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE A RISK IF SOME PLACES HAVE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HAL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
516 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016
KYZ084-085-022145-
WHITLEY-MCCREARY-
516 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WHITLEY...MCCREARY...
AT 515 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER STRUNK...OR NEAR
WHITLEY CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILLIAMSBURG...WHITLEY CITY...REDBIRD...BON...BEULAH HEIGHTS...
HOLLYHILL...KRUPP...PINE KNOT...CUMBERLAND FALLS S.P....
MARSHES SIDING...HONEYBEE...CLIO...GOLDBUG...STRUNK...DUCKRUN...
STEARNS...BOUNTY...JELLICO CREEK...WOFFORD AND LIBERTY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 12 AND 18.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3660 8450 3662 8455 3693 8440 3681 8411
3659 8430
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 208DEG 20KT 3665 8441
JMWSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 6:13 PM EDT, 3 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 613 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016 KYZ080-085-086-022245- LAUREL-KNOX-WHITLEY- 613 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LAUREL...KNOX...WHITLEY... AT 613 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER DEERING...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DORTHAE...RYE...YOUNGS CREEK...MOORE HILL...FABER...WALDEN... BERTHA STATION...KEAVY...WILTON...ROSSLAND...WOODBINE...GRAY... ROCKHOLDS...NORTH CORBIN...CLIO...DEERING...GOLDBUG... BARTON AND CORBIN. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... INTERSTATE 75 IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 31. U.S. HIGHWAY 25 EAST IN KNOX COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 22 AND 26. U.S. HIGHWAY 25 EAST IN LAUREL COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 2. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3679 8417 3685 8426 3705 8416 3693 8397 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 211DEG 21KT 3687 8419 JMW
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 9:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
913 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016
KYZ110-120-030145-
FLOYD-PIKE-
913 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT FLOYD...PIKE...
AT 913 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER GULNARE...OR 9 MILES
NORTH OF PIKEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PIKEVILLE...COAL RUN VILLAGE...VARNEY...PISO...ENDICOTT...HEENAN...
GULNARE...MCCOMBS...CANADA...COAL RUN...SIDNEY...META...
ZEBULON AND JARAD.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. HIGHWAY 119 IN PIKE COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 17.
U.S. HIGHWAY 23 IN PIKE COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 AND 31.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3759 8228 3744 8255 3768 8266 3770 8260
3769 8256 3769 8250 3768 8249 3768 8247
3767 8246 3767 8244
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 316DEG 13KT 3761 8256
JMWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 10:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Pike | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pike | 3 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.