Hail in Kentucky, July 12, 2003

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1145 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003

14Z SFC ANALYSIS INDICATES A SFC TROUGH/FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW
ONTARIO DOWN INTO SE IL. WV IMAGERY INDICATES A COUPLE OF SW/VS IN NW
FLOW TO MOVE ACROSS OH VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. VAD PROFILE INDICATES
MARGINAL TO MODERATE SHEAR. WITH SFC HEATING AND STEEPENING LAPSE
RATES THIS AFTERNOON...FEEL THAT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS
WITH LARGE HAIL AND WINDS PRIMARY THREATS. SPC HAS INCIDATED THAT
SLIGHT RISK WILL BE EXTENDED INTO OUR REGION AND THIS IS DEFINITELY
WARRANTED. STORMS TO THE WEST OF CWA S AND E OF LEX ARE LIKELY A
SIGN OF THINGS TO COME THIS AFTERNOON. UPDATED POPS TO CHANCE ALL
ZONES WITH HIGHEST IN THE SOUTH AS WAS TREND FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST
AND GIVEN SLIGHTLY BETTER MOISTURE.

.JKL...NONE.
PELTON

PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS FOLLOW
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315 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003

MAIN INFLUENTIAL PARTY CONTINUES TO BE AMPLIFIED TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN CONUS. 5H LOW NEAR LAKE HURON CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SPIN ITS
WAY EAST. EMBEDDED S/WS IN NORTHWEST FLOW MAKING THEIR PRESENCE
FELT...ESPECIALLY IN SO. MISSOURI AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS WHERE
CONVECTION IS ONGOING. ANOTHER S/WV IS CURRENTLY DIVING
SOUTHEAST...HELPING TO SPARK UP PRECIP IN EASTERN ILL AND SOUTHWEST
IN. GOOD INSTABILITY AND S/WV TRIGGER WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY. BEST CHANCE APPEARS TO BE IN SOUTHERN
HALF...WHERE CAP APPEARS WEAKEST. HEALTHY WIND PROFILE AND COOLER
AIR ALOFT SHOULD SUPPORT SOME STRONGER STORMS TODAY. EXPECT PRECIP
TO DIE QUICKLY AS TRIGGER LEAVES AS WELL AS DAYTIME HEATING. SUNDAY
FEATURES A NICE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH.
STRONG CAP WILL KEEP A LID ON BUILD UPS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
SOUTHEAST...WHERE PERHAPS A FEW CELLS MAY BREAK THROUGH DURING PEAK
HEATING. TROUGH SLOWLY GETS FLATTENED OUT TOWARDS MIDWEEK JUST IN
TIME FOR ANOTHER WEAKER TROUGH TO DROP IN FOR LATE WEDNESDAY...AND
CONTINUE ITS INFLUENCE THROUGH END OF THE WORKWEEK. TEMPERATURES
WILL MODERATE BACK TO NEAR NORMALS BY MIDWEEK...BEFORE TROUGHINESS
TAKES THEM DOWN TO BELOW NORMAL VALUES AGAIN FOR THE LATTER PART OF
NEXT WEEK.

GEOGERIAN

PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS FOLLOW
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252 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003

FOCUS OF THIS FORECAST IS CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEXT
48 HOURS. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS VORT MAX NEAR THE MN/IA/WI TRI
STATE AREA. THIS WILL BE THE FEATURE TO WATCH AS IT DIVES SOUTHEAST
TOWARDS KY. NOT MUCH CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH IT YET...BUT VISIBLE
SATELLITE SHOWS CU FIELD INCREASING IN UPPER MS VALLEY...AND JUST
WITHIN THE PAST FEW MINUTES NOTED SOME LTG STRIKES OVER NW IL AND
SW WI. LOOK FOR AREA OF CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE TO
MOVE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...BUT SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARDS
DAYBREAK. REMNANTS OF ANY OVERNIGHT CONVECTION COULD MAKE IT INTO
THE NORTHWEST PART OF OUR FORECAST AREA BEFORE DAYBREAK...AND WILL
HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THIS AREA FOR LATE TONIGHT. LIKE MESOETA
IDEA OF LITTLE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AFTER DAYBREAK DURING THE MORNING
HOURS ON SATURDAY.

ALL MODELS THEN POINT TO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY...MAINLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOS RANGES FROM AROUND 40 WITH THE NGM TO AROUND
70 WITH THE ETA...WITH THE AVN MOS IN BETWEEN. THE FEATURE NOW OVER
THE NRN MS VALLEY SEEMS TO LOSE SOME DEFINITION IN THE MODELS ON
SATURDAY. BUT IT...COMBINED WITH FORECAST CAPES OVER 2000 ON
SATURDAY SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE CONVECTION ACROSS ERN KY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WILL LEAN TOWARDS HIGH CHANCE POPS IN THE SOUTH
TO LOW CHANCE IN THE NORTH. LOOK FOR ANY CONVECTION TO DIMINISH
QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET ON SATURDAY.

FOR SUNDAY ERN TN WILL BE IN THE RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF UPPER LEVEL
SPEED MAX AND EXPECT BEST LIFT AND CONVECTION TO REMAIN SOUTH OF KY.
HOWEVER...WILL KEEP LOW CHANCE POPS IN TN AND VA BORDER COUNTIES.

NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN VARIOUS MOS TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE...AND
WILL STAY CLOSE TO GUIDANCE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL REMAIN IN NW FLOW NEXT WEEK...WITH BEST CHANCE FOR MORE
PRECIPITATION AFTER MID WEEK.

SBH
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1045 AM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003

14Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS DEEP LOW PRESSURE SPINNING NORTH OF MICHIGAN
WITH ITS MAIN COLD FRONT CROSSING THE APPALACHIANS EAST OF KENTUCKY.
BRISK WEST WINDS ARE MAKING FOR A COOL MORNING DESPITE SOME
SUNSHINE. ON SATELLITE...THE CU HAS COME OUT BUT IS RELATIVELY SMALL
AS DRIER AIR WORKS INTO EAST KENTUCKY. THE NEAREST SHOWERS ARE
MOVING THROUGH FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE WITH THE COLD FRONT. CURRENT
FORECAST TEMPS AND SKY COVER LOOK GOOD FOR THE AFTERNOON. BELIEVE
THAT THE MID LEVEL CAP WILL PREVENT ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
FROM POPPING UP SO WILL KEEP IT DRY. NO UPDATE AT THIS TIME BUT WILL
MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE TWEAKING OF HOURLY SKY COVER OR TEMP GRIDS.

GREIF

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
550 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
WHITESBURG...TO HAZARD...TO BOONEVILLE...TO SANDGAP. DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ON SUNDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR AREAS BORDERING TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA.
THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE AT THIS TIME.

ON WEDNESDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE AT THIS
TIME.

ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THESE
STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

GEOGERIAN

...CORRECTED GRAMMAR...

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
250 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0215 PM    LONGS CREEK               KY   .75 INCH HAIL
07/12/03   BREATHITT                      REPORTED BY CO-OP
                                          OBSERVERS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
254 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0150 PM    1 S HAZARD                KY   .88 INCH HAIL
07/12/03   PERRY                          NICKEL-SIZE HAIL. REPORTED
                                          BY PERRY COUNTY 911
                                          DISPATCH CENTER.

JP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
300 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0247 PM    VIPER                     KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/12/03   PERRY                          TOPS OF 2 TREES 10 TO 12
                                          INCHES IN DIAMETER BLOWN
                                          OUT REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

BT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
311 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0158 PM    3 E SASSAFRAS             KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/12/03   KNOTT                          TREES DOWN AT CARR CREEK
                                          STATE PARK. REPORTED BY
                                          PUBLIC.

JP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
345 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0300 PM    VIPER                     KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/12/03   PERRY                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. POWER
                                          OUTAGES IN TOWN.REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT

0310 PM    VICCO                     KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/12/03   PERRY                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
                                          WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES
                                          THROUGH AREA.REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT

BT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
346 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0320 PM    LETCHER                   KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/12/03   LETCHER                        TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          LETCHER FD RELAYED BY
                                          WHITESUBRG FD.

0325 PM    WHITESBURG                KY   WIND DAMAGE
07/12/03   LETCHER                        TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          WHITESUBRG FD.

JP