Alert archive / Kentucky / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 19, 2016, 10:08 PM EST for McCreary County, Wayne County, Kentucky. It took effect at Jan 20, 2016, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr. 4 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
- Jan 19, 2016, 10:08 PM EST (03:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2016, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2016, 4:57 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
Counties McCreary County, KY, Wayne County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Se Strunk, KY | |
| Jan 20, 10:40 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 9 Wnw Monticello, KY | STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Jan 20, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Whitley City, KY | PRECIPITATION HAS SWITCHED OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WITH A GLAZE OF ICE PRESENT. |
| Jan 20, 3:45 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 Se Strunk, KY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 1779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
532 WWUS43 KJKL 200308 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1008 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 KYZ083-201115- /O.UPG.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.160120T0900Z-160121T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WS.W.0001.160120T0900Z-160121T1200Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO 1008 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT....SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS WEDNESDAY MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...SLICK CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN...LIKELY IMPACTING BOTH THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...AND SOME SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. && $$ KYZ044-050-051-058-059-068-069-079-080-084>087-111-114-116-201115- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.160120T0900Z-160121T1200Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ESTILL-POWELL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI- LAUREL-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-LEE-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...IRVINE... RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...BRODHEAD...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE... ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON...STEARNS... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 1008 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS WEDNESDAY MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...SLICK CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN... LIKELY IMPACTING BOTH THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KYZ052-060-088-104-106>110-112-113-115-117>120-201115- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.160120T1200Z-160121T1200Z/ ROWAN-MENIFEE-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD- BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD...FRENCHBURG...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...HAZARD...HYDEN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ... COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 1008 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS WEDNESDAY MORNING... IMPACTING A PORTION OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...SLICK CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN... LIKELY IMPACTING BOTH THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KAS/SHALLENBERGER/JP
3 follow-up statements
342 WWUS43 KJKL 201004 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 504 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 KYZ085>087-111-114-116-201800- /O.CAN.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160121T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0003.160120T1200Z-160121T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-LEE-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 504 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS THIS MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT...WITH FREEZING RAIN FURTHER ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR BOTH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW MORNING CUMMUTES AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ083-201800- /O.NEW.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO 504 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS THIS MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT...WITH FREEZING RAIN FURTHER ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR BOTH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW MORNING CUMMUTES AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...AND SOME SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ044-050-051-058-059-068-069-079-080-084-201800- /O.NEW.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ESTILL-POWELL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI- LAUREL-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...IRVINE... RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...BRODHEAD...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE... ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY 504 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS THIS MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT...WITH FREEZING RAIN FURTHER ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR BOTH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW MORNING CUMMUTES AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ052-060-088-104-106>110-112-113-115-117>120-201800- /O.NEW.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.160120T1200Z-160121T1200Z/ ROWAN-MENIFEE-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD- BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD...FRENCHBURG...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...HAZARD...HYDEN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ... COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 504 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS THIS MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT...WITH FREEZING RAIN FURTHER ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR BOTH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW MORNING CUMMUTES AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JMW
041 WWUS43 KJKL 201508 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1008 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 KYZ084-202315- /O.UPG.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY 1008 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS THIS MORNING... IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT... WITH FREEZING RAIN FURTHER ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR BOTH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW MORNING COMMUTES AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...AND SOME SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ083-202315- /O.CON.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO 1008 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS THIS MORNING... IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT... WITH FREEZING RAIN FURTHER ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR BOTH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW MORNING COMMUTES AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...AND SOME SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ044-050-051-058-059-068-069-079-080-202315- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ESTILL-POWELL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI- LAUREL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...IRVINE... RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...BRODHEAD...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE... ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON 1008 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS THIS MORNING... IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT... WITH FREEZING RAIN FURTHER ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR BOTH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW MORNING COMMUTES AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ052-060-088-104-106>110-112-113-115-117>120-202315- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ ROWAN-MENIFEE-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD- BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD...FRENCHBURG...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...HAZARD...HYDEN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ... COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 1008 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS THIS MORNING... IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT... WITH FREEZING RAIN FURTHER ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR BOTH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW MORNING COMMUTES AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ085>087-111-114-116-202315- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-LEE-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 1008 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW ENDS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE THREAT FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADS THIS MORNING...IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT... WITH FREEZING RAIN FURTHER ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR BOTH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW MORNING COMMUTES AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JMW/DJ
903 WWUS43 KJKL 202157 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 457 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM SHAPING UP FOR THE END OF THE WEEK... .A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRANSPORT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE NORTHWARD OVER COLDER AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINTRY WEATHER FOR OUR AREA. AT PRESENT THERE IS STILL A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION TYPES AND EXACT AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. KYZ083-084-210200- /O.CAN.KJKL.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY 457 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW IS COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER... PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR INTO THE EARLY EVENING AS PRECIPITATION EVENTUALLY COMES TO AN END. * ACCUMULATIONS...A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...RESIDUAL SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE SOME SLICK AREAS ON ROADS...IMPACTING THE EVENING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR THE COMMUTE TO WORK TOMORROW MORNING AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ044-050-051-058-059-068-069-079-080-210200- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ESTILL-POWELL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI- LAUREL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...IRVINE... RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...BRODHEAD...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE... ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON 457 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW IS COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER... PATCHY FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR INTO THE EARLY EVENING AS PRECIPITATION EVENTUALLY COMES TO AN END. * ACCUMULATIONS...A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...RESIDUAL SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE SOME SLICK AREAS ON ROADS...IMPACTING THE EVENING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR THE COMMUTE TO WORK TOMORROW MORNING AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ052-060-088-104-106>110-112-113-115-117>120-210200- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ ROWAN-MENIFEE-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD- BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD...FRENCHBURG...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...HAZARD...HYDEN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ... COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 457 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW IS COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER... PATCHY FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...RESIDUAL SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE SOME SLICK AREAS ON ROADS...IMPACTING THE EVENING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR THE COMMUTE TO WORK TOMORROW MORNING AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ085>087-111-114-116-210200- /O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KJKL.WS.A.0001.160122T0000Z-160124T0000Z/ WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-LEE-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 457 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW IS COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER... PATCHY FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...RESIDUAL SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE SOME SLICK AREAS ON ROADS...IMPACTING THE EVENING COMMUTE. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPACTS FOR THE COMMUTE TO WORK TOMORROW MORNING AS WELL. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JMW/DJ/RAY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 19, 8:17 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 8:17 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 817 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 810 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 OTHER THAN FINE TUNING THE HOURLY TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...NO CHANGES ARE NEEDED AT THIS TIME. AS THE 0Z MODEL RUNS COME IN AS WELL AS THE 21Z SREF AND HRRR AND RAP RUNS WILL BE EVALUATED FOR WHETHER OR NOT QPF AND SNOW AMOUNTS MAY NEED TO INCREASED ACROSS THE LAKE CUMBERLAND REGION. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 406 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 CURRENT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA FEATURE CLOUD COVER ON THE INCREASE IN WESTERN KENTUCKY ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING SYSTEM. MEANWHILE...IN EASTERN KENTUCKY CLOUD COVER IS DISSIPATING AS NORTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW DECREASES AS THE CENTER OF THE ARCTIC HIGH HAS MOVED OVER THE AREA. THUS HAVE CLEARED SKY COVER AND SHUT OFF THE FLURRIES ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL. AFTER 00Z TONIGHT...SKIES WILL CLOUD UP AGAIN AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE BLUEGRASS. PRECIP WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER 08Z. MODEL TRENDS HAVE KEPT THIS FEATURE WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF LIFT AND MOISTURE. TRENDS HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE MOST AMOUNT OF MOISTURE TO THE SOUTH INTO CENTRAL KY AND THEN INTO TN JUST CLIPPING WETS OF THE I-75 CORRIDOR. THIS REGION WILL LIKELY SEE THE MOST AMOUNT OF SNOW FROM THIS FEATURE. SURFACE TEMPS AS THIS FEATURE MOVES IN WILL JUST BE RECOVERING FROM THE ARCTIC AIR MASS THAT HAS JUST EVACUATED THE AREA. THUS PRECIP WILL BEGIN AS SNOW FOR THIS SYSTEM. WARMEST TEMPS THOUGH WILL BE IN THE SOUTH WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW SETTING UP AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THUS...SNOW RATIOS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE NORTH AS THIS FEATURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY AND BECOME MODERATE TO EVEN HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGH RATIOS TO THE NORTH WILL MAKE FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE BUT MORE MOISTURE IN THE SOUTH WILL MAKE FOR 2 TO 3+ AMOUNTS DESPITE THE LOWER SNOW RATIOS. THE OTHER CONCERN FOR SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THIS FEATURE WILL BE THE PROGRESSIVE FLOW AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. AS THE SYSTEM LOSES A BIT OF MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE AREA...THE DEPTH OF THE MOISTURE LESSENS QUITE QUICKLY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THIS MUCH OF THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING DRIZZLE HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN FACT...A GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH...WHERE UP TO 0.05 HUNDREDTHS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS SET UP MAY ALSO TAKE AWAY FROM SOME OF THE SNOWFALL POTENTIAL IN THE SOUTH. THUS...WILL KEEP THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OUT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FROM TOMORROW MORNING AND THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA AS THE LAST OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE EXITS AS WELL. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO THE FREEZING DRIZZLE THREAT BEFORE THE NEXT FEATURE BEGINS TO IMPACT THE AREA MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH. IN FACT...WE WILL HAVE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIP BY THURSDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 406 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 COMPLICATED FORECAST IN THE LONG TERM WITH LOTS OF ATTENTION ON A POSSIBLE MAJOR WINTER STORM IN THE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY TIME RANGE. AS OUR MIDWEEK WINTER SYSTEM PASSES TO OUR EAST...TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL BE ON THE RISE AS A WARM FRONT AT THE SURFACE MOVES UP THE GREAT VALLEY OF EAST TENNESSEE VALLEY. THIS WILL SEND PRECIPITATION BACK NORTH INTO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THERMAL PROFILE IS TRICKY BUT P-TYPE IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTH BUT A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HAL ROGERS PARKWAY THURSDAY NIGHT...AND PROBABLY ALL SNOW OR A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW FROM I-64 NORTH. FORECAST MODELS THEN DIVERGE INTO FRIDAY BUT THE PRESENCE OF AN INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING UP THE GREAT VALLEY OF EAST TENNESSEE INTO THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY WOULD SUPPORT A SCENARIO WHERE THE WARM NOSE ALOFT EDGES FURTHER NORTH CAUSING PRECIP TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN PERHAPS AS FAR NORTH AS THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY AND POSSIBLY EVEN I-64. THE NORTHWARD EXTEND TO THE CHANGE TO RAIN DEPENDS GREATLY ON THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW...WITH WHICH THERE IS JUST A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY DUE TO MODEL DIFFERENCES SO TRIED TO PAINT WITH A BROAD BRUSH AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL P-TYPE FORECAST GOES RIGHT NOW THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. SO...WHILE THE ACTUAL WEATHER YOU WILL SEE REMAINS UNCERTAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PLAN TO BE IMPACTED BY THE WEATHER IN SOME FORM OR FASHION IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS AND MONITOR FORECASTS AS OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE DETAILS IMPROVES OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MODELS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT THAT COLDER AIR WILL WRAP IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING SURFACE LOW FRIDAY EVENING CHANGING ALL PRECIP TO SNOW QUICKLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING...AND POSSIBLY EVEN INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW IS SLOW TO PIVOT THROUGH. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED WILL FEATURE WARMING TEMPS... ALTHOUGH POTENTIAL SNOW COVER WILL HAVE A YET TO BE DETERMINED INFLUENCE THERE. ANOTHER SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND THEN MOVE NORTHEAST SPREADING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA AS EARLY AS MONDAY. THIS SHOULD BE RAIN AS IT APPEARS RIGHT NOW. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 735 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 VFR WILL CONTINUE FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 6 HOURS TONIGHT. LATER TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE FAR SOUTHWEST BY 09Z...SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY 16Z. THIS WILL THEN RESULT IN DETERIORATION INTO MVFR AND THEN IFR AND POSSIBLY NEAR OR BELOW AIRPORT MINS AT TIMES FOR VIS IN THE FALLING SNOW AND AND CIGS DURING SNOW AND AFTER IT DEPARTS AND TAPERS TO DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TO NEAR CALM THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR KYZ052-060-088-104-106>110-112-113-115-117>120. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR KYZ044-050-051-058-059-068-069-079-080-083>087-111-114-116. && UPDATE...JP SHORT TERM...SHALLENBERGER LONG TERM...ABE AVIATION...JP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 4:11 PM EST, 5 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 411 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 KYZ052-060-088-104-106>110-112-113-115-117>120-210015- ROWAN-MENIFEE-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD- BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD...FRENCHBURG...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...JACKSON...HINDMAN... PIPPA PASSES...HAZARD...HYDEN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ... COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 411 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARDS DAWN ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. AS THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE. REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH PRECIPITATION QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. KYZ044-050-051-058-059-068-069-079-080-083>087-111-114-116-210015- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ESTILL-POWELL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI- LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-LEE-OWSLEY-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...IRVINE... RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...BRODHEAD...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE... ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...STEARNS... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 411 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. AS THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE. REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH PRECIPITATION QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SHALLENBERGER/ABE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 5:04 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 20, 5:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Knox, Lee, Owsley, Whitley | 18 hr |
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