Alert archive / Kentucky / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this wind advisory at Nov 1, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT for 10 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Nov 1, 2018, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT (08:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2018, 9:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
Counties Estill County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Laurel County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
623 WWUS73 KJKL 010800 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Jackson KY 400 AM EDT Thu Nov 1 2018 ...Gusty Winds This Morning Through Early Afternoon... .A strong area of low pressure will move through Kentucky, increasing sustained southerly winds to between 20 and 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph through the early afternoon. KYZ050-058-059-068-069-079-080-083>085-011900- /O.NEW.KJKL.WI.Y.0004.181101T1300Z-181101T1900Z/ Montgomery-Estill-Powell-Rockcastle-Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne- McCreary-Whitley- Including the cities of Camargo, Jeffersonville, Mount Sterling, Irvine, Ravenna, Clay City, Stanton, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville, Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, and Williamsburg 400 AM EDT Thu Nov 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 3 PM EDT this afternoon. * Winds will increase this morning and continue through the early afternoon. Winds will decrease by late afternoon. * Sustained winds from 20 to 25 mph are expected with gusts up to 40 mph. * Winds this strong will be enough to blow around loose lawn items and trash cans. Be sure to secure any items that may be subject to getting blown around. It may also be difficult to drive high profile vehicles such as vans and trucks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 mph and/or gusts of 40 to 57 mph are expected, or are occurring. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ CGAL/GREIF
2 follow-up statements
757 WWUS73 KJKL 011505 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Jackson KY 1105 AM EDT Thu Nov 1 2018 ...Gusty Winds Until Mid Afternoon... .A strong area of low pressure will move through Kentucky, increasing sustained southerly winds to between 20 and 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph through mid afternoon. KYZ050-058-059-068-069-079-080-083>085-011900- /O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-181101T1900Z/ Montgomery-Estill-Powell-Rockcastle-Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne- McCreary-Whitley- Including the cities of Camargo, Jeffersonville, Mount Sterling, Irvine, Ravenna, Clay City, Stanton, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville, Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, and Williamsburg 1105 AM EDT Thu Nov 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * Winds will continue to increase through early afternoon. Winds will decrease by late afternoon. * Sustained winds from 20 to 25 mph are expected with gusts up to 40 mph. * Winds this strong will be enough to blow around loose lawn items and trash cans. Be sure to secure any items that may be subject to getting blown around. It may also be difficult to drive high profile vehicles such as vans and trucks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 mph and/or gusts of 40 to 57 mph are expected, or are occurring. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ SBH
194 WWUS73 KJKL 011857 NPWJKL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Jackson KY 257 PM EDT Thu Nov 1 2018 KYZ050-058-059-068-069-079-080-083>085-012000- /O.EXP.KJKL.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-181101T1900Z/ Montgomery-Estill-Powell-Rockcastle-Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne- McCreary-Whitley- Including the cities of Camargo, Jeffersonville, Mount Sterling, Irvine, Ravenna, Clay City, Stanton, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville, Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, and Williamsburg 257 PM EDT Thu Nov 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... While there may still be a few wind gusts to 35 mph this afternoon and evening, the threat for higher winds has diminished. $$ SBH
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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.