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Frost Advisory 8, NWS Jackson, KY

October 26, 202110 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this frost advisory at Oct 26, 2021, 3:32 PM EDT for 10 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Oct 27, 2021, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2021, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 27, 2021, 3:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 27, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY

Counties Bath County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 180 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-10-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -154 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
747 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

067 
WWUS73 KJKL 261932
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Jackson KY
332 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-270345-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FR.Y.0008.211027T0700Z-211027T1300Z/
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-
Jackson-Pulaski-
Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville, 
Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna, 
Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, 
Annville, Burnside, and Somerset
332 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 to 36 will result in areas of
  frost formation in the sheltered valleys.

* WHERE...Fleming, Montgomery, Bath, Rowan, Estill, Powell, 
  Menifee, Rockcastle, Jackson and Pulaski Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill or damage sensitive outdoor
  vegetation that is left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

JP
2 follow-up statements
449 
WWUS73 KJKL 270256
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1056 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-271100-
/O.CON.KJKL.FR.Y.0008.211027T0700Z-211027T1300Z/
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-
Jackson-Pulaski-
Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville, 
Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna, 
Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, 
Annville, Burnside, and Somerset
1056 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 to 36 will result in areas of 
  frost formation in the sheltered valleys.

* WHERE...Fleming, Montgomery, Bath, Rowan, Estill, Powell, 
  Menifee, Rockcastle, Jackson and Pulaski Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill or damage sensitive outdoor 
  vegetation that is left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

JP
196 
WWUS73 KJKL 271245
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Jackson KY
845 AM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-271345-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211027T1300Z/
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-
Jackson-Pulaski-
Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville, 
Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna, 
Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, 
Annville, Burnside, and Somerset
845 AM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

Temperatures are in the low to mid 30s this morning with a mix of
frost and fog within the advisory area. These temperatures will
warm through the morning and frost and fog will burn off over the
next couple of hours. Therefore the advisory will be allowed to 
expire.

$$

DJ

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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.