Alert archive / Kentucky / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this wind advisory at Dec 16, 2016, 4:11 AM EST for Bell County, Harlan County, Letcher County, Kentucky. It took effect at Dec 16, 2016, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2016, 4:11 AM EST (09:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2016, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
Counties Bell County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Letcher County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 285 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
- 1925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 109 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
126 WWUS73 KJKL 160911 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 411 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE KENTUCKY CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND EARLY ON SATURDAY... .AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGETOPS NEAR THE VA BORDER AT 2500 FEET ELEVATION AND ABOVE. KYZ087-088-118-161715- /O.NEW.KJKL.WI.Y.0009.161217T0300Z-161217T1500Z/ BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG 411 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE AT 2500 AND ABOVE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. A FEW GUSTS THIS STRONG COULD ALSO OCCUR IN VALLEY LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY DOWNWIND OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...LIMBS...POWER LINES...AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES MAY BE DOWNED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT. && $$ JP
5 follow-up statements
781 WWUS73 KJKL 161649 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1149 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE KENTUCKY CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND EARLY ON SATURDAY... .AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGETOPS NEAR THE VA BORDER AT 2500 FEET ELEVATION AND ABOVE. KYZ087-088-118-170300- /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0009.161217T0300Z-161217T1500Z/ BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG 1149 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE AT 2500 AND ABOVE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. A FEW GUSTS THIS STRONG COULD ALSO OCCUR IN VALLEY LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY DOWNWIND OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...LIMBS...POWER LINES...AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES MAY BE DOWNED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT. && $$ JP/GEOGERIAN
950 WWUS73 KJKL 170250 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 950 PM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE KENTUCKY CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND EARLY ON SATURDAY... .AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE...WHICH SHOULD IMPACT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGETOPS NEAR THE VA BORDER...GENERALLY AT ELEVATIONS 2500 FEET AND ABOVE. KYZ087-088-118-171115- /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0009.161217T0300Z-161217T1500Z/ BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG 950 PM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE AT ELEVATIONS 2500 FEET AND ABOVE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. A FEW GUSTS THIS STRONG COULD ALSO OCCUR IN VALLEY LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY DOWNWIND OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...LIMBS...POWER LINES...AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES MAY BE DOWNED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT. && $$ JP/GEOGERIAN/JMW
056 WWUS73 KJKL 171025 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 525 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE KENTUCKY CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING SATURDAY... KYZ087-088-118-171500- /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-161217T1500Z/ BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG 525 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE AT ELEVATIONS 2500 FEET AND ABOVE EARLY THIS MORNING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR. A FEW GUSTS THIS STRONG COULD ALSO OCCUR IN VALLEY LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY DOWNWIND OF PINE AND BLACK MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...LIMBS...POWER LINES...AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES MAY BE DOWNED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT. && $$ JP
600 WWUS73 KJKL 171338 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 838 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 KYZ087-088-118-171500- /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-161217T1500Z/ BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG 838 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT ELEVATIONS 2500 FEET AND ABOVE WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR. * IMPACTS...LIMBS...POWER LINES...AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES MAY BE DOWNED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT. && $$
670 WWUS73 KJKL 171513 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 KYZ087-088-118-171615- /O.EXP.KJKL.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-161217T1500Z/ BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$
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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.