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 Dec 7, 4:40 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 440 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2004 .DISCUSSION... BUSY MORNING. BUSY SFC CHART. LOW PRESS OVER MO WILL CONTINUE ON A NE TRACK AND DEEPEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ONE WARM FRONT PUSHED NORTH FROM THE OH RIVER TO MID OH/IN LIFTING CIGS LATE IN THE EVE. NOW THE COLD FRONT IS QUICKLY PRESSING EAST WITH TS ALONG IT...PRIMARILY SOUTH OF ANOTHER WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE SOUTHERN TN BORDER. MAINTAINING FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY AS HEALTHY HALF TO ONE INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH COLD FRONT. HEAVIER SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED TS WILL ONLY ADD TO THE RAINFALL. GREATEST FLOOD RISK STILL LOOKS TO BE THE CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN WHERE THE MOST RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST 30 HOURS...AND ONE AND THREE HOUR FF GUID IS AROUND ONE INCH. THEY ALSO WILL HAVE THE BEST CHC OF TS...ALBEIT STILL A LOW CHC. SVR LOOKS TO STAY TO OUR SOUTH...BUT INTENSE SHOWER COULD EASILY BRING DOWN GUSTS. DECIDED UPON NO WIND ADV TODAY. HAVE HIGHEST GUSTS IN THE FORECAST AROUND 40 MPH TAKING PLACE WITH AND BEHIND THE FNT. POST-FRONTAL MIX DOWN OF GUSTS WITH DRIER AIR WORKING IN A GOOD BET THIS AFTERNOON. LIMITING FACTOR WILL BE HOW QUICKLY THE SYSTEM DEPARTS. WINDS TO DIMINISH DRAMATICALLY BY MIDNIGHT. FOG MAY BE A POSSIBILITY IF WINDS BACK OFF QUICK ENOUGH...BUT WITH LOW CONFID...DID NOT ADD TO THE FORECAST YET. WENT UNDER MOS AND JUST UNDER RECORD HIGHS FOR TODAY DUE TO A RAIN COOLED START AND POST FRONTAL AFTERNOON. WITH WINDS STAYING UP FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE NIGHT AND WITH NO REAL COLD PUSH...BUMPED TONIGHTS MINS UP. HIGH PRESS MOVES OVER THE AREA FOR WED...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND SEASONABLE TEMPS. THE NEXT SYSTEM...ANOTHER SOUTHERN SYSTEM...APPROACHES THU MORNING WITH THE GFS MAINTAINING ANOTHER SWATH OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE TN/VA BORDER. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 1150 PM EST MON DEC 6 2004 UPDATED EARLIER THIS EVENING...BASICALLY TO ACCOUNT FOR LATEST TRENDS IN THE PRECIP BAND THAT IS GRADUALLY WORKING ITS WAY N ACROSS THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF A WARM FRONT TO OUR SW. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST STILL LOOK OK. DID BUMP UP WINDS A BIT IN SOME ZONES ON TUE AND ADDED NEAR RECORD HIGH WORDING. OVERALL THE FORECAST WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. ISSUED A FOLLOWUP STATEMENT FOR FFA...BASICALLY TO JUST FRESHEN UP WORDING. SOME LOCALIZED HYDRO PROBLEMS LATER TONIGHT OR ON TUE STILL LOOK POSSIBLE. LATER SHIFTS WILL WANT TO LOOK AT POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION TOMORROW ALONG WITH WHETHER OR NOT AN NPW FOR A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED. UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW AROUND MIDDAY AND INTO THE AFTERNOON ON META FORECAST SOUNDINGS LOOKS FAVORABLE FOR SOME STRONGER GUSTS TO MIX DOWN. THE BEST CHANCE WOULD PROBABLY BE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE VA BORDER. HOWEVER...HAVE SOME DOUBT AS TO HOW STRONG GUSTS WILL BE OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION...SO HELD OFF ON AN NPW FOR NOW. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 528 PM EST MON DEC 6 2004 CURRENT SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS WARM FRONT LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY. CURRENT MOSAIC RADAR SHOWS RAIN ACROSS MOST OF TENNESSEE. ETA HAD THE BEST HANDLE ON THE CURRENT SITUATION...SO LEANED TOWARDS THE ETA FOR TIMING IN THE SHORT TERM. WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH OVER THE STATE LATE TONIGHT. FOR QPF WENT WITH 1-2 INCHES ACROSS THE BOARD. SEE THE FLOOD WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ALONG STRONG 850 WINDS. WENT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND 45 MPH ON THE RIDGES. SHOULD BE A LULL TOMORROW WHEN THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH AND THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. LIS ARE AROUND -1 TO -2 TOMORROW...SO LEFT A MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. WEDNESDAY WILL BE DRY...AS HIGH PRESSURE SKIRTS BY THE AREA. ANOTHER WARM LIFTS OUT OF THE GULF STATES THURSDAY MORNING...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE STATE. THE HIGHEST POPS WILL BE ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA BORDERS. FOR TEMPS...WENT CLOSER TO THE FWC NUMBERS FOR HIGHS TOMORROW. HIGHS WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND POSSIBLY CLOSE TO RECORD HIGHS...BUT BOTH THE MAV AND MET LOOK TOO WARM WITH READINGS WELL ABOVE THE CURRENT RECORDS AT BOTH LOZ AND JKL. GENERALLY STAYED CLOSE TO THE MAV NUMBERS FOR THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM. FOR THE EXTENDED...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. LEANED TOWARDS THE GFS PER HPC FOR THE EXTENDED. BIG CHANGES ARE IN STORE...AS THE UPPER TROF DEEPENS OVER THE EASTERN U.S...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND. FRIDAY A COLD FRONT DROPS OUT OF THE UPPER MIDWEST...BRINGING COLD AIR AND A CHANCE OF RAIN ON FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SOME SNOW ON FRIDAY NIGHT. LEFT POPS OUT FOR SATURDAY...BUT SOME UPSLOPE MAY BE POSSIBLE AND POPS MAY BE NEEDED. NEXT SYSTEM DROPS OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES ON SUNDAY... BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY AND RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR. FOR TEMPERATURES GENERALLY STAYED CLOSE TO MEX NUMBERS. && 1110 AM EST MON DEC 6 2004 15Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO OUR WEST WITH ONE WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH THROUGH OHIO AND ANOTHER DEVELOPING JUST ALONG THE KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE BORDER. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN HELD IN CHECK SO FAR TODAY BY THE LOW CLOUDS AND LIGHT FOG. EXPECT SOME THINNING OF THE CLOUDS TO ALLOW FOR A BETTER RISE INTO THE AFTERNOON. RADAR SHOWS MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS RUNNING ALONG THE BOUNDARY TO OUR SOUTH. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE AS THE FRONT SLOWLY LIFTS NORTH THROUGH OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES. HOWEVER... WILL LOWER POPS FOR MOST OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LATEST MODELS AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE SHOWERS WILL NOT AMOUNT TO MUCH UNTIL AFTER 00Z. WILL ALSO OPEN UP A TEMP RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WHERE NECESSARY. UPDATED TEXT FORECAST OUT SHORTLY WITH NEW GRIDS AND WEB GRAPHICS TO FOLLOW. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE CWA THROUGH 4 PM TUESDAY. && OUDEMAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 450 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2004 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-081200- BATH-BELL-BREATHITT-CLAY-ELLIOTT-ESTILL-FLEMING-FLOYD-HARLAN-JACKSON- JOHNSON-KNOTT-KNOX-LAUREL-LEE-LESLIE-LETCHER-MAGOFFIN-MARTIN- MCCREARY-MENIFEE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-OWSLEY-PERRY-PIKE-POWELL-PULASKI- ROCKCASTLE-ROWAN-WAYNE-WHITLEY-WOLFE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE... CAMPTON...FLEMINGSBURG...FRENCHBURG...HARLAN...HAZARD...HINDMAN... HYDEN...INEZ...IRVINE...JACKSON...LONDON...MANCHESTER...MCKEE... MIDDLESBORO...MONTICELLO...MOREHEAD...MOUNT STERLING... MOUNT VERNON...OWINGSVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...PIKEVILLE...PINEVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...SALYERSVILLE...SANDY HOOK...SOMERSET...STANTON... WEST LIBERTY...WHITESBURG...WHITLEY CITY AND WILLIAMSBURG 450 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING DUE TO MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. WITH SATURATED GROUNDS...RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS...WITH RAPID RISES POSSIBLE. ISOLATED RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN. SEE SDFFFAJKL FOR MORE DETAILS. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64 AND ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF FAR EASTERN KENTUCKY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. TODAYS RAIN AND WIND IS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS THROUGH EASTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. WITH ITS PASSAGE...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING WILL END. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND...MAINLY IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS ALONG THE VIRGINIA BORDER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN RAINFALL AMOUNTS. OUDEMAN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Three trees down on Route 134 six miles west of Salyersville. Shingles blown off of community center in Salyersville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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