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 Jun 2, 2:52 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 352 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2001 TWO MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS TODAY. FIRST ONE IS CONVECTION AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THIS EVENING...AND THE NEXT IS THE RETURN AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND ITS TIMING AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER. BATCH OF SHOWERS WHICH MOVED THROUGH DURING THE DAY KEPT US FROM DESTABILIZING MUCH. THERE IS A NARROW CORRIDOR OF HIGHER TEMPS AND DEW POINTS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH LEX REPORTING 21/16 COMPARED TO 16/14 AT JKL. WOULD NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT SOME HAIL OR STRONG WIND IF THIS AIR ALSO ADVECTS IN HERE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HOWEVER...BASED ON STRENGTH OF CURRENT CONVECTION TO OUR WEST IN THE HIGHER INSTABILITY...IT DOES NOT LOOK ALL THAT LIKELY. WILL OPT NOT TO CARRY OVER THE ENHANCED THUNDERSTORM WORDING. EXPECT STRATOCU TO LINGER BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH. SUNDAY LOOKS LIKE A NICE DAY ONCE IT WARMS UP A LITTLE. THE AVN APPEARS TO BE BRINGING THE RAIN POTENTIAL BACK A LITTLE TOO QUICKLY AND WILL DISREGARD THE CHANCE POPS THE MAV NUMBERS SHOW ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ON SUNDAY NIGHT WILL STILL INCLUDE CHANCE WORDING AS THE WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. ON MONDAY THE AVN HOLDS THE WARM FRONT FURTHER SOUTH THAN THE ETA AND NGM. EACH MODEL LOOKS FAIRLY CONSISTENT. DO NOT WANT TO THROW OUT EITHER SOLUTION. EVEN THE AVN SHOWS THE FAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA IN THE WARM SECTOR...SO WILL CALL FOR PARTIAL SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPS THERE. HOWEVER...FURTHER NORTH WILL COMPROMISE ON TEMPS AND WILL USE VARIABLE CLOUDS WORDING DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY. GOOD CHANCE POPS ARE IN ORDER FOR ALL AREAS. IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST AVN INDICATES ONE WAVE TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT JUST TO OUR NORTH ON TUESDAY...WITH A STRONGER DEVELOPING LOW MOVING ALONG THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY AND PULLING IT BACK THROUGH AS A COLD FRONT. WILL USE LIKELY PRECIP WORDING BOTH DAY. DRY WEATHER BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .JKL...NONE. HAL
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 125 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2001 ...SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA INDICATES THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT AREA WILL BE NORTH OF THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL APPROACH EAST KENTUCKY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ON SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE AIR OVER THE STATE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY MOIST WHILE THE WINDS AT MID LEVELS ALSO INCREASE. THESE FACTORS COMBINED WITH THE HEATING OF THE DAY COULD CAUSE SOME OF THE STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER TODAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES. HALL
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:37 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
The tornado was reported moving through a forested area southwest of Manchester. Roofing material and other debris generated while the tornado moved through Laurel county was also reported in the air. Items from a damaged store in London was found some 20 miles away in Manchester.
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