1 high wind, 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, 2:30 AM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 330 AM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 NOW FIRMLY IN WARM SECTOR. ALL MODEL GUIDANCE SIMILAR IN KICKING RAIN OUT TONIGHT. WILL PUT NORTHERN COUNTIES IN FLOOD WATCH. FFG HAS ALREADY BEEN MET IN SEVERAL COUNTIES AND EXPECTING POSSIBLE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN. KEEPING WIND ADVISORY FOR HIGHER TERRAIN. PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK FOR MOST PART. BEEFED UP STORM WORDING. LOWERED MAX TEMPS WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER. COULD SEE SOME TROUBLE STORMS WITHIN A FEW HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND IS QUITE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND STRONG WIND PROFILE COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR US...WITH A RELATIVELY LOW CONVECTIVE TEMP IN THE MID 70S. GOT TO GO. .JKL...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN FAR EASTERN KENTUCKY...KYZ087-088-115-117-118-120. HEINLEIN
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-281200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1100 PM EDT SAT APR 27 2002 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING SUNDAY... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES AREA OVERNIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AHEAD OF THE LOW IS VERY UNSTABLE. AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A WARM FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...WILL MOVE OVER MUCH OF EASTERN KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM A FEW OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS SOURCES FOR UPDATES. SCHAUB/OUDEMAN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High gradient winds toppled a soda machine in Fonde at an elevation of about 2,000 feet.
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
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