Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 27, 2005

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
302 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

.DISCUSSION...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AND
HAVE STARTED ISSUING WARNINGS...BUT NO GROUND TRUTH REPORTS AS OF
YET. COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM WEST OF HTS TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF LEX
AND BWG. CURRENT TIMING PLACES FRONT SOUTHEAST OF FORECAST AREA JUST
AFTER 00Z...WITH THUNDERSTORMS EXITING AREA BY 00Z. SHOWERS ARE ALSO
BEHIND FRONT...SO WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS IN FOR THE NORTH PART OF
FORECAST AREA ALSO. HAVE ONLY KEPT THUNDER IN THE GRIDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...BUT WILL KEEP SHOWER CHANCES BEHIND THE FRONT. FRONT STALLS
TO OUR SOUTH...AND WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS OVER SOUTHEAST HALF OF
FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY AND THEN OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY.
WILL NEED TO CONTINUE WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS OVER THE EXTREME
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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.PREV DISCUSSION...

928 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING FORECASTS TO INCREASE HIGH TEMPERTURES
FOR TODAY. 13Z TEMPERATURES WERE ALREADY RUNNING NEAR FORECAST HIGHS
IN NORTHERN AREAS...WITH FLEMINGSBURG COOP REPORTING A CURRENT
TEMPERATURE OF 84. HTS WV REPORTING 83. SATELLITE SHOWS CLOUDS WILL
BE INCREASING AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE PREVENTED FROM GETTING TOO
FAR OUT OF HAND. HOWEVER HAVE INCREASED TEMPERATURES AROUND 5
DEGREES OR SO ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

452 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)...

LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM NORTHERN
OHIO THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA DOWN THROUGH TEXAS. TEMPERATURES ARE IN
THE UPPER 70S AND DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE LOWER 70S AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...WHILE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOWER 60S AND DEWPOINTS ARE IN
THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S BEHIND THE FRONT.

PER HPC...LEANED TOWARDS THE GFS. GFS SEEMS TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE
ON THE SURFACE AND 850 FRONTS. THE GFS SHOWS PRECIP LINGERING
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WHILE THE NAM PUSHES THE FRONT AND PRECIP
THROUGH BY THURSDAY MORNING AND SHOWS A FEW STABLE WAVES DEVELOPING
ALONG THE STALLED FRONT BRINGING KEEPING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP
IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN KY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WILL BEGIN TODAY...AS CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION
SPREAD INTO THE CWA. STILL EXPECT SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA TO
REACH CLOSE TO THE 90 DEGREE MARK THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT
WILL SLOWLY PUSH INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...AS A SHORT
WAVE HELPS PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHWARD. SEVERE POTENTIAL IS LIMITED
TODAY...WITH SOUNDINGS SHOWING ONLY SHOWING SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIR
AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN REMAINS POSSIBLE
WITH PW/S AROUND 2 INCHES. THE 850 FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH THROUGH ON
THURSDAY. KEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA...WITH THE FRONT STALLED JUST SOUTH OF
THE CWA.

ONLY CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED WAS TO BUMP UP CLOUD COVER ALONG THE
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA...WITH THE BOUNDARY REMAINING SOUTH
AND EAST OF THE AREA.

FOR TEMPERATURES...LEANED CLOSER TO THE FWC NUMBERS FOR HIGHS
TODAY...AS CLOUDS AND PRECIP WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. MAV
NUMBERS ARE COOLER FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LEANED CLOSER TOWARDS
THE MAV NUMBERS EXPECTING THE FRONT TO LINGER IN THE AREA. PREVIOUS
GRIDS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE...BASICALLY ONLY MADE A FEW TWEAKS TO BUMP
UP TEMPS A DEGREE OR TWO TODAY AND TONIGHT.

706 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

HEAT INDICES BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL LET THE HEAT ADVISORY
EXPIRE AT 8 PM. WILL UPDATE NPW...ZFP...AND HWO SHORTLY BEFORE 8 PM
TO REFLECT THIS. AT THIS TIME DO NOT PLAN ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
THE GRIDS THAT WOULD IMPACT THE PUBLIC FORECASTS. HOWEVER TRENDS
INDICATE THAT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES MAY BE DIMINISHING
FOR TONIGHT OR AT THE VERY LEAST BE SLIGHTLY SLOWER TO ARRIVE.
CONVECTION OVER NORTH INDIANA AND NORTH OHIO CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST
NORTHEAST. LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS FRONT OVER ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA FROM JUST NORTH OF A LINE FROM SAINT LOUIS TO CHAMPAIGN TO
SOUTH BEND WITH WAVE ALONG FRONT LOCATED NEAR CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS.
THE FRONT AND WAVE ARE SLOWER/FURTHER NORTH THAN FORECAST BY THE 18Z
RUNS OF THE NAM AND GFS. FOR RIGHT NOW WILL LEAVE POPS AS IS FOR
TONIGHT...WITH 20 POPS OVER MOST OF FORECAST AREA...AND SLIGHTLY
HIGHER IN THE FAR NORTH.

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.JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

SBH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
606 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

KYZ087-088-118-120-281100-
BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...MIDDLESBORO...PIKEVILLE...
PINEVILLE AND WHITESBURG
606 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY
CAUSE SOME NUISANCE FLOODING PROBLEMS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AND AGAIN FROM
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

KYZ052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>086-104-106>117-119-281100-
BREATHITT-CLAY-ELLIOTT-ESTILL-FLOYD-JACKSON-JOHNSON-KNOTT-KNOX-
LAUREL-LEE-LESLIE-MAGOFFIN-MARTIN-MCCREARY-MENIFEE-MORGAN-OWSLEY-
PERRY-POWELL-PULASKI-ROCKCASTLE-ROWAN-WAYNE-WHITLEY-WOLFE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...
CAMPTON...FRENCHBURG...HAZARD...HINDMAN...HYDEN...INEZ...IRVINE...
JACKSON...LONDON...MANCHESTER...MCKEE...MONTICELLO...MOREHEAD...
MOUNT VERNON...PAINTSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...SALYERSVILLE...
SANDY HOOK...SOMERSET...STANTON...WEST LIBERTY...
WHITLEY CITY AND WILLIAMSBURG
606 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY
CAUSE SOME NUISANCE FLOODING PROBLEMS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND AGAIN FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

KYZ044-050-051-281100-
BATH-FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...
MOUNT STERLING AND OWINGSVILLE
606 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY
CAUSE SOME NUISANCE FLOODING PROBLEMS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY AND NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

JM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
308 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0225 PM     HAIL             1 E JACKSON             37.56N 83.36W
07/27/2005  0.75 INCH        BREATHITT          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MOSTLY PEA SIZE BUT SOME DIME TO PENNY SIZE

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BTERRIZZ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
327 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0310 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JACKSON                 37.56N 83.38W
07/27/2005                   BREATHITT          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE TREE DOWN AT KINGS RIDGE SUBDIVISION KNOCKING DOWN
            POWER LINE. ONE TREE DOWN AT LAKESIDE SUBDIVISION
            PARTIALLY BLOCKING ROAD.

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JCARICO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
336 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0315 PM     LIGHTNING        PRESTONSBURG            37.67N 82.77W
07/27/2005                   FLOYD              KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOUSE AND SET IT ON FIRE. NUMEROUS
            POWER OUTAGES IN CITY.

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BTERRIZZ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
337 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 PM     HAIL             5 SE PRESTONSBURG       37.64N 82.70W
07/27/2005  0.75 INCH        FLOYD              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING

&&

BTERRIZZ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
406 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WILLIAMSBURG            36.74N 84.17W
07/27/2005                   WHITLEY            KY   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            POWER LINES DOWN. ALSO PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL

&&

BTERRIZZ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
416 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     HAIL             2 WNW AFLEX             37.67N 82.28W
07/27/2005  0.75 INCH        PIKE               KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME TO PENNY HAIL

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BTERRIZZ