1 flash flood, 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 Apr 28, 3:30 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 430 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 ROUND TWO OF THE SQUALL LINES HAVE PASSED THRU AND WE ARE IN THE LULL JUST PRIOR TO FNTL PASSAGE. AT 19Z FNT EXTENDED FROM PIT TO PKB TO HOP TO LIT. HAVE NOT HAD MUCH CHANCE TO LOOK AT MODELS OR READ DISCUSSIONS. ALTHOUGH THE PMD SUGGESTS AN AVN/ETA COMPROMISE IS BEST FOR NOW. IN ANY CASE THE NEAR TERM LOOKS DRY WITH ANOTHER ROUND DUE IN ON TUE. CURRENT FCST HAS THIS COVERED AND HAVE ADDED DAY 7. WX ALSO LOOKS DRY FROM EARLY FRI THRU THE WEEKEND. WILL ISSUE EVENING PACKAGE WITH THE EXPIRATION OF THE TOR WATCH AND THE FLOOD WATCH. WILL CANCEL THE WIND ADVISORY WITH THE ISSUANCE. NO CHAT TODAY DUE TO SVR. GOT TO GO. .JKL...NONE DUSTY
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
402 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1235 PM SLADE KY 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/28/02 POWELL REPORTED BY CO-OP
OBSERVER.
0134 PM 7 N MONTICELLO KY 2.75 INCH HAIL
04/28/02 WAYNE REPORTED BY
RESCUE SQUAD.
0142 PM VAN LEAR KY 1.25 INCH HAIL
04/28/02 JOHNSON REPORTED BY
SPOTTER.
0145 PM PAINTSVILLE KY 1.00 INCH HAIL
04/28/02 JOHNSON REPORTED BY CO-OP
OBSERVER.
0200 PM 5 E LILY KY 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/28/02 LAUREL REPORTED BY 24 HOUR
WARNING POINT.
JCThe Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:30 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy thunderstorm rains inundated a section of Kentucky Highway 468 near Turkey Creak, and washed the road away with six to eight inches of water quickly flowing over the road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, April 2002
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: 5293085.