Tornado Warning 9, NWS Jackson, KY

894 
WWUS53 KJKL 070149
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
849 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

KYC095-070200-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250207T0200Z/
Harlan KY-
849 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN COUNTY...

At 849 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Peepace Store, or near Harlan, moving east at 45
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Martins Fork Lake around 855 PM EST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3669 8339 3678 8336 3677 8320 3674 8320
      3669 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 275DEG 38KT 3674 8331 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

GEERTSON

951 
WWUS53 KJKL 070155
SVSJKL

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
855 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

KYC095-070204-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250207T0200Z/
Harlan KY-
855 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
900 PM EST...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EST for
southeastern Kentucky.

&&

LAT...LON 3669 8339 3678 8336 3677 8320 3674 8320
      3669 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 270DEG 39KT 3674 8325 

$$

GEERTSON

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Jackson KY
632 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Thunderstorms will be possible in southern and southeastern
  Kentucky this into this evening, a few of which could be severe
  near the Tennessee border.

- Well above normal temperatures are forecast for most places on Saturday,
  with cooler readings the remainder of the days during the next
  week.

- An active weather pattern will continue into next week, with a flood
  risk, and the potential for wintry precipitation at times for
  some locations.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday night)
Issued at 608 PM EST THU FEB 6 2025

Late this afternoon, a cold front extended from near Monticello to
Paintsville. This front separates record breaking warmth to the
south from a transition to much colder wintery air to the north.
The air south of the front is also unusually moist for wintertime
standards, resulting in instability supportive of thunderstorms.
development. Respectable shear, largely due to speed, is also
present and is supporting organization of longer lived cells.
This presents a severe wx threat into the evening. Interestingly,
both right (cyclonic) and left (anticyclonic) moving supercells
have been observed late this afternoon in far southeast KY.
More benign showers/thunderstorms are expected further north this
evening, with elevated activity north of the front.

Precip will taper off from northwest to southeast tonight behind
the cold frontal passage. High pressure slipping by to our north
in the air mass behind the front will provide a dry but much
cooler day on Friday. Even so, temperatures will still probably
end up a bit above normal.

A low pressure system traveling along the aforementioned boundary
will draw the front back northward toward KY on Friday night.
Isentropic lift across the boundary will likely bring rain to most
of the area overnight, but latest model runs suggest it won't be
particularly heavy on Friday night.

.LONG TERM...(Saturday through Thursday)
Issued at 512 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

The long term forecast is characterized by rather active weather in
Eastern Kentucky. As quasi-zonal flow sits in place aloft over the
Greater Ohio River Valley, a series of disturbances and their
surface reflections will approach the region. This will yield
multiple frontal passages, repeated rounds of precipitation,
temperature swings, and potentially some hydrological impacts. The
Weather Prediction Center has highlighted two distinct periods of
potentially heavy precipitation for the forecast area: 2/11-2/12 and
2/14-2/16. The cumulative nature of this past week's observed
rainfall and then whatever falls from the systems in the extended
forecast may lead to stream rises. While it is too early to provide
specific details, interests at risk for flooding are encouraged to
pay close attention to trusted weather sources as this active
pattern unfolds.

The period opens with a warm front lifting back north through the
Tennessee Valley. Increasing isentropic lift out ahead of this
boundary and modest moisture return/WAA in its wake will yield
returning precipitation chances and warming temperatures on
Saturday. Afternoon highs will be well above normal in the 60s,
but the NBM guidance suggests highs closer to 70 across the south.
Saturday's plentiful cloud coverage may limit the amount of
diurnal warming, but in our southernmost counties, any breaks in
the clouds could yield in near-record highs. In fact, the record
high at the London-Corbin climate site for February 8th is 70
degrees. This is within one standard deviation of the current
deterministic forecast high, so the NBM guidance may be realistic.
Further to the north and closer to the boundary, it may only be
able to warm up into the mid 50s. Regardless, the entire forecast
area will be in the warm sector of Saturday's system, and all
precipitation will accordingly fall as rain through Saturday
night. Meaningful cold air will lag behind the system's best
moisture, and Sunday's sensible weather generally looks drier and
cooler. Expect highs in the lower 40s, with overnight lows dipping
down into the 30s. However, given the zonal flow regime, this
boundary is poised to once again stall out somewhere to the South
of the area in the Tennessee Valley.

Headed into next week, this zonal flow eventually turns more
southwesterly, which will increase moisture transport into the
region. With the weekend's boundary to our south, the area will
initially be in the cold sector out ahead of the next system. This
may yield wintery precipitation types. To further complicate
things, the stalled boundary may once again work its way north
again as a warm front, albeit in a more muted fashion.
Temperatures through the rest of the long term are shrouded in the
typical long-range uncertainty, and the exact thermal profiles
will depend on precisely how these boundaries evolve. With the
warm air leading aloft, this could lead to a gradient of
precipitation types from north to south with Monday-Tuesday's
system. Across the north, where the coldest air will be in place,
snow is currently forecast. Closer to Tennessee, along the
Cumberland Basin, heavy rain is forecast. In between the two, a
wintery mix is plausible. Similar set-ups exist on Wednesday into
Thursday and then again next weekend; these would further agitate
any potential hydrological impacts. It is possible that northern
portions of the forecast area see accumulating snow next week
while their southern counterparts see multiple inches of rain.
This particular package's storm total QPF from Monday to Thursday
correspondingly ranges from about 1.5 inches in the Bluegrass to 3
inches in the Cumberland.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Friday evening)
ISSUED AT 632 PM EST THU FEB 6 2025

A mix of VFR and MVFR conditions was present at the start of the
period. Showers and thunderstorms are becoming more numerous from
the west and will affect much of the area, especially south of
I-64, through 4-6Z. As this happens, MVFR conditions should also
expand to cover the area, with perhaps some localized IFR. During
the course of the night, the precip and sub-VFR conditions are
forecast to exit to the southeast, leaving dry weather and VFR
conditions area wide by around 7Z, and then lasting through the
remainder of the period.

&&

.JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...HAL
LONG TERM...MARCUS
AVIATION...GEERTSON

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
522 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

KYZ044-050>052-059-060-104-106>109-119-071200-
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Powell-Menifee-Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-
Wolfe-Magoffin-Martin-
522 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Minor flooding or high water from earlier rainfall will linger in a
few locations.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

High water is expected to persist along portions of the Red River
through Friday night.

Accumulating snow is forecast at times from Monday night into
Wednesday.

Heavy rainfall is possible Wednesday night and Thursday, which could
result in flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

KYZ058-068-069-079-080-083>088-110>118-120-071200-
Estill-Rockcastle-Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-
Bell-Harlan-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-
Letcher-Pike-
522 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...through tonight.

Thunderstorms are possible through this evening. A few of them may
produce damaging wind, hail, or isolated tornadoes, mainly south of
the Cumberland and Hal Rogers parkways. Locally heavy rainfall could
also result in isolated flash flooding.

High water is expected along portions of the main stem of the
Kentucky River and along the Red River.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

High water is expected along portions of the main stem of the
Kentucky River through Monday night, and along portions of the Red
River through Friday night.

Accumulating snow is possible in some locations at times from Monday
night into Wednesday.

Heavy rainfall is possible Monday night through Thursday, which could
result in flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are requested to report any occurrences of hail, damaging
wind, tornadoes, or flooding tonight.

HAL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
533 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

KYZ088-062300-
Harlan KY-
533 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL HARLAN COUNTY THROUGH
600 PM EST...

At 532 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Chevrolet, or near Harlan, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Harlan, Evarts, Clovertown, Bobs Creek, Black Bottom, Dizney,
Chevrolet, Louellen, Clover Fork, Coxton, Short Town, Kenvir,
Darkmont, Highsplint, Big Black Mountain, Shields, Kildav, Black
Mountain, Rock House, and Holmes Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3678 8331 3687 8333 3695 8286 3688 8289
      3686 8297 3686 8299 3685 8301 3685 8307
      3684 8308 3683 8310 3680 8310 3678 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 266DEG 35KT 3683 8325

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

GINNICK

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
554 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

KYZ079-083-062330-
Wayne KY-Pulaski KY-
554 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN WAYNE AND SOUTHWESTERN
PULASKI COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EST...

At 554 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cabell, or 11 miles west of Monticello, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Somerset, Monticello, Burnside, Naomi, Susie, Parnell, Gregory,
Bronston, Elihu, Quinton, Betsey, Delta, Frazer, Tateville, Somerset
Pulaski Airport, Cabell, Denney, Kidder, Mill Springs, and General
Burnside S.P..

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3692 8496 3696 8494 3695 8490 3700 8484
      3701 8485 3702 8488 3710 8453 3687 8458
      3686 8459 3681 8459 3677 8501 3681 8503
      3683 8506 3686 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 267DEG 45KT 3688 8505

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

GINNICK

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
629 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

KYZ068-079-080-070000-
Rockcastle KY-Laurel KY-Pulaski KY-
629 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LAUREL...SOUTHEASTERN
PULASKI AND SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EST...

At 629 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Elihu, or near Somerset, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Somerset, London, Burnside, Fariston, Wood Creek Lake, Pittsburg,
Bronston, Lamero, Mount Victory, Somerset Pulaski Airport, Bunch,
Mershons, Hightop, Hazel Patch, London-Corbin Airport, Camp Wildcat,
East Bernstadt, Billows, Grade, and Levi Jackson S.P..

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 1 and 5.
 Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 34 and
51.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 11.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County near mile marker 19, between
mile markers 21 and 23, and between mile markers 30 and 40.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3693 8458 3707 8468 3730 8413 3707 8399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 251DEG 52KT 3703 8454

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

GINNICK

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
706 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

KYZ086-116-117-070030-
Clay KY-Knox KY-Leslie KY-
706 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KNOX...WEST CENTRAL
LESLIE AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EST...

At 706 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lipps, or 9 miles southeast of Manchester, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hoskinston, Enline, Essie, Brightshade, Asher, Marcum, Bobs Fork,
Goose Rock, Creekville, Ogle, Lipps, Hima, Plank, Jonsee, Peabody,
Stinnett, Ice Cliff, Park Valley, Cottongin, and Jacks Creek.

THIS INCLUDES Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 21 and 43.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3696 8376 3708 8385 3727 8354 3704 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 255DEG 33KT 3704 8368

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

GINNICK

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
753 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

KYZ084>086-070130-
McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Knox KY-
753 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN KNOX...MCCREARY AND
WHITLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EST...

At 753 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Whitley City, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Williamsburg, Whitley City, Julip, Cumberland Falls S.P., Co-
Operative, Zion Hill, Clate, Red Ash, Verne, Goldbug, Gausdale, King,
Louden, Krupp, Hollyhill, Polly Camp, Youngs Creek, Nevisdale, Bon,
and Dixie.

THIS INCLUDES Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile
markers 1 and 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EST for
south central and southeastern Kentucky.

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8457 3661 8474 3694 8444 3681 8390
      3659 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 291DEG 36KT 3673 8448

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

DJ

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson KY
811 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0757 PM     Hail             1 NW Barbourville       36.87N 83.90W
02/06/2025  E0.70 Inch       Knox               KY   Trained Spotter

            Photograph of a large amount of pea sized
            hail on the ground with dimes mixed in.

&&

JMM