1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 8, 1:10 PM EST, 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 210 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2001 FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE POPS FROM MCS DEVELOPMENT. MODELS ARE NOT DOING WELL WITH QPF PLACEMENT AND TEND TO BE BIASED TO THE WEST. A LOT OF WEATHER GOING ON SO CUTTING THINGS SHORT. LIKE AVN CONSISTENCY FOR QPF...SO WILL LEAN TOWARD IT. TEMPS AND POPS NOT TOO FAR FROM PREVIOUS AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW CLOSE TO NGM MOS FOR TEMPS AND AV$N MOS FOR POPS. .JKL...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ENTIRE CWA UNTIL 8 PM EDT. HEINLEIN
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-090000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1236 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL...ALTHOUGH SOME HAIL CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THE AREA MOST AT RISK IS NORTH OF THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY...BUT RESIDENTS FURTHER SOUTH SHOULD ALSO REMAIN ALERT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED. HAL
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-090000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1243 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2001
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER INDICATES THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS A
PORTION OF EASTERN KENTUCKY...GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
MOUNT VERNON TO JACKSON TO MOREHEAD. THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN
KENTUCKY HAS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRIMARY
THREATS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL...
ALTHOUGH SOME HAIL CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RAD{IO FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous reports of a tornado were received. Emergency management reported that the tornado scrapped the ridgetops as it traveled to the southeast. No damage was reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Kentucky, 2001Warnings in Kentucky, July 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5260931.