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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY

June 3, 2021Bath County, Fleming County, Montgomery County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Jun 3, 2021, 3:20 PM EDT for Bath County, Fleming County, Montgomery County, Kentucky. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2021, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY

Counties Bath County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Montgomery County, KY

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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 Jun 3, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 3:55 AM EDT, 11 hours 25 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 2:52 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
252 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

KYZ083-084-031915-
McCreary-Wayne-
252 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WAYNE AND SOUTHWESTERN MCCREARY
COUNTIES...

At 251 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Powersburg, or
12 miles southwest of Monticello, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Monticello, Parmleysville, Slavens, Susie, Barrier, Gregory, Co-
Operative, Slickford, Ritner, Denney, Kidder, Powersburg, Oil Valley,
Coopersville, Burfield, Kidds Crossing, Hidalgo, Rockeybranch, Betsey
and Delta.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3661 8496 3662 8499 3663 8500 3668 8500
      3669 8502 3672 8502 3675 8501 3678 8501
      3696 8467 3688 8460 3672 8450 3661 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 242DEG 30KT 3669 8497

DJ
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 3:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
320 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

KYZ044-050-051-032000-
Montgomery-Bath-Fleming-
320 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MONTGOMERY...BATH AND
FLEMING COUNTIES...

At 320 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Cowan to 8 miles southwest of
Winchester. Movement was east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Mount Sterling, Flemingsburg, Owingsville, Marshall, Jeffersonville,
Camargo, Sharpsburg, Pecks Ridge, Wyoming, Peasticks, Flat Creek,
Odessa, Bourbon Furnace, Pebble, Prewitt, Muses Mills, Crooks,
Wallingford, Bethel and Oakley.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3843 8358 3840 8347 3821 8359 3819 8364
      3818 8362 3800 8372 3798 8400 3812 8408
      3817 8399 3832 8384 3836 8388 3835 8390
      3837 8390 3836 8392 3839 8392 3846 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 255DEG 35KT 3839 8393 3790 8430

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 6:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLaurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne49 min
Jun 3, 7:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Whitley24 min
Jun 3, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLWayne23 min
Jun 3, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMcCreary49 min
Jun 3, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLMcCreary, Whitley37 min
Jun 3, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBath, Rowan45 min
Jun 3, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRowan37 min
Jun 3, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMcCreary40 min
Jun 3, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnox, Whitley45 min
Jun 3, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell, Knox, Whitley51 min
Jun 3, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley58 min
Jun 3, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell33 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.