1 thunderstorm 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 Jun 4, 1:41 PM EST, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 241 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002 ---FORECAST ISSUES--- RAIN CHANCES IN THE SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) AND NEXT RAIN CHANCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. ---MODELS/ZFP--- MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN. CONVECTION ALREADY FIRING THIS AFTERNOON AROUND US. BETTER INSTABILITY UP TO OUR NORTHWEST HELPING CONVECTION FIRE ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. LITTLE BIT MORE CAPPING OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...AS TEMPS CONTINUE TO WARM...SOME AREAS MAY BREAK OUT AND CONVECTION MAY FIRE OVER THE CWA. NEW RUC MODEL PICKING UP ON THIS CONVECTION PRETTY WELL. FOR THAT REASON...PLAN ON RUNNING AN EVENING PERIOD TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. OVERNIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY LOOK GOOD WITH PATCHY FOG. MAV/FWC/MET NUMBERS ARE ALL CLOSE TO EACH OTHER...AND PLAN ON GOING WITH LOWS AROUND 70 TONIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN THE FRONT AS IT PRESSES TOWARDS EASTERN KENTUCKY. RIGHT NOW LOOKS LIKE THAT FRONTAL PASSAGE SHOULD BE LATE WEDNESDAY/EARLY THURSDAY. EXPECT CONVECTION TO BREAK OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. STORMS WILL HAVE ALOT GOING FOR THEM AS ATMOSPHERE WILL BE WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE. CAPES RUNNING AROUND 2500 J/KG...HIGH PWS AND GOOD DIVERGENCE ALOFT. SHEAR PARAMETERS SUGGEST MULTICELL CONVECTION LIKELY...HOWEVER CAN NOT RULE OUT AND ROGUE SUPERCELLS THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO DEVELOP. SWODY2 HAS MOST OF THE CWA IN A SLIGHT RISK WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING HIGH WINDS AND HAIL. SEVERE THREAT MAY DIMINISH LATE TOMORROW NIGHT AND TURN INTO MORE OF A HEAVY RAIN EVENT. PLAN ON RUNNING HEAVY RAIN IN THE ZONES. AS FRONT MOVES THROUGH...CLOUDS AND PRECIP WILL LINGER BEHIND...SO PLAN ON KEEPING CLOUDS AND CHANCE POPS IN FOR THURSDAY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. CLEARING TAKES PLACE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY LOOKS MOSTLY SUNNY AT THIS POINT. AS FAR AS TEMPS GO...MAV/FWC/MET NUMBERS ARE PRETTY CLOSE AND PLAN ON USING A BLEND AND STAYING CLOSE. ---EXTENDED--- SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE PARTLY CLOUDY AT THIS TIME...CLOUDS BEGIN TO INCREASE DURING THE NIGHT. MODELS BRING A SLUG OF TROPICAL MOISTURE OUR WAY FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NOT OVERLY CONFIDENT ABOUT THE SOLUTION AND HPC THINKS MUCH OF THE PRECIP WILL BE DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND THAT SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW UP AND OVER THE APPS WILL KEEP US DRY. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE AND HAVE CUT POPS BACK A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT WAS IN THE GRIDS. ADDITIONALLY...NEW 12Z AVN EXTENSION SLOWS THE FRONTAL PASSAGE DOWN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. WILL GO WITH 30 POPS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AND DRYING THINGS OUT ON TUESDAY. ALSO PLAN ON BUMPING UP TEMPS A LITTLE ON SUNDAY/MONDAY SINCE PRECIP MAY BE MORE SCATTERED THAN WIDESPREAD. ---IFPS/GFE--- NOT MANY CHANGES IN THE GRIDS...RELOADED SFC WINDS THROUGH 48 HOURS. ADJUSTED POPS/TEMPS TO REFLECT ABOVE THOUGHTS AND UPCOMING FORECAST. IN THE EXTENDED...JUST MADE SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO POPS AND TEMPS OVER THE WEEKEND. ---PRELIM NUMBERS--- LOZ 69/87 67/78 2584 JKL 71/87 67/77 2584 .JKL...NONE. JARVIS
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:55 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A downburst caused significant roof damage to one home. One 55 gallon barrel full of dirt was blown into the side of the home.
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