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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY

July 14, 2016Menifee County, Montgomery County, Powell County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2016, 4:16 PM EDT for Menifee County, Montgomery County, Powell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 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: Jul 14, 2016, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY

Counties Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Powell County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 162 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1232 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Jul 14, 4:11 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 4:11 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 9:57 AM EDT, 6 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
957 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-151700-
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
957 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS...ISOLATED INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING...FREQUENT CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH THE PERIOD. SOME
OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING COULD BE
STRONG...MAINLY NEAR THE TN AND VA BORDERS. THESE STORMS ON FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY EVENING COULD PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...ISOLATED
INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER
OR FLASH FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AR/JMW/JP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
259 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

KYZ079-080-083-084-141930-
WAYNE-LAUREL-MCCREARY-PULASKI-
259 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WAYNE...LAUREL...
MCCREARY...AND PULASKI COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

AT 258 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BRONSTON TO NEAR BETSEY TO NEAR MONTICELLO TO
BURFIELD TO NEAR SUNNYBROOK...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 40 MPH AS WELL AS PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOMERSET...MONTICELLO...BURNSIDE...CO-OPERATIVE...FRAZER...
GREAT MEADOWS CAMPSITES...DELTA...MILL SPRINGS...GREGORY...
POWERSBURG...BARRIER...KIDDER...GENERAL BURNSIDE S.P....DENNEY...
MOUNT PISGAH...HUXLEY...GRADE...ROCKEYBRANCH...
PARMLEYSVILLE AND STEUBENVILLE.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...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 THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8496 3663 8500 3668 8500 3669 8502
      3676 8501 3681 8503 3685 8496 3686 8487
      3700 8481 3714 8423 3694 8431 3690 8443
      3679 8446 3660 8470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 251DEG 19KT 3701 8467 3687 8475 3681 8485 3671
8481 3658 8500

JP

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
311 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

KYZ044-051-052-141945-
ROWAN-BATH-FLEMING-
311 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ROWAN...BATH...FLEMING...

AT 310 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER FLEMINGSBURG...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLEMINGSBURG...POPLAR PLAINS...PLUMMERS LANDING...GRANGE CITY...
CRAINTOWN...NEPTON...ELIZAVILLE...GODDARD...PECKS RIDGE...
RINGOS MILLS...WALTZ...OAKLEY...FOXPORT...MUSES MILLS...
WALLINGFORD...TILTON...PEBBLE...HILLSBORO...
MOUNT CARMEL AND TRIPLETT.

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 3849 8359 3843 8358 3841 8352 3840 8348
      3838 8345 3840 8341 3832 8336 3832 8334
      3829 8333 3823 8375 3842 8389 3848 8379
      3852 8364
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 237DEG 27KT 3842 8371

JMW

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
314 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

KYZ068-069-079-141945-
JACKSON-ROCKCASTLE-PULASKI-
314 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT JACKSON...ROCKCASTLE...
AND PULASKI COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 314 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BEE LICK TO BROMO TO BLOSS...AND MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT
VERNON...MARETBURG...OTTOWA...DONARO...WABP...HIATT...BURR...RENFRO
VALLEY...SINKS...JEP
HILL...JOHNETTA...WELLHOPE...LOAM...ORLANDO...QUAIL...
HANSFORD...COOKSBURG...LAKE LINVILLE...MUELLERSVILLE AND LEVEL GREEN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 56 AND 68.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...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 THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3736 8456 3733 8451 3742 8447 3747 8434
      3740 8406 3742 8399 3717 8456 3724 8459
      3729 8464
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 252DEG 19KT 3734 8453 3731 8442 3724 8435

JP

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:39 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:58 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:16 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 11:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan	54 min
Jul 14, 12:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan	46 min
Jul 14, 12:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Menifee	65 min
Jul 14, 1:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott, Morgan	41 min
Jul 14, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Pulaski	47 min
Jul 14, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pulaski, Rockcastle	33 min
Jul 14, 2:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne	3 hr
Jul 14, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Wayne	31 min
Jul 14, 3:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley	24 min
Jul 14, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Fleming	34 min
Jul 14, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Rockcastle	31 min
Jul 14, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle	34 min
Jul 14, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Powell	36 min
Jul 14, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Clay, Laurel	32 min
Jul 14, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Knox, Leslie	33 min
Jul 14, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Leslie	34 min
Jul 14, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott, Morgan	28 min
Jul 14, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott	33 min
Jul 14, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Johnson	29 min

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.