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NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 11, 1:48 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 248 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2006 .DISCUSSION... VERY DIFFUSE FNT LAYING ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH THIS AFTERNOON. EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER HAS HELD THE TEMPS DOWN AND KEPT SCT SHRA IN THE AREA. BEST SHRA COVERAGE HAS BEEN ACROSS OUR NRN COUNTIES WITH A BAND OF HEAVIER SHRA/TSRA JUST SOUTH OF I-64 IN CNTRL KY MOVING ESE. NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS AND HAVE GONE WITH THE SMOOTHING EFFECTS OF THE ENSBLS...IT LOOKS LIKE A 50H RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTH THRU THE MS VLY. THIS PUSHES THE ERN TROF FURTHER INTO THE N ATLANTIC AND THE PLETHORA OF RIPPLES TRACKING DOWN THE ERN SIDE OF THE RIDGE THRU OH/PA TO THE MID ATLC STATES. NEXT S/WV TO DROP OUT OF CNTRL CAN TO THE GT LKS WILL DRAG A BNDY THRU ERN KY MON NITE/TUE MORN. THIS SYSTEM SHORT LIVED AS THE RIDGE BUILDS AGAIN BY WED MORN TO KEEP THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK WEEK DRY. TEMPS WILL RUN NEAR CLIMO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MON IN PREPARATION OF TUE FNTL PASSAGE. TIMING WILL BE SUSPECT UNTIL THE MODELS FIGURE A CONCENSUS SOLUTION SO HAVE TRIED TO NARROW RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES AS CLOSE AS CONFIDENCE WILL ALLOW AND LEAVE IT TO LATER MODEL RUNS AND FCSTRS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 1227 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2006 UPDATED ZONES THIS MORNING...MAINLY FOR MORNING WORDING. HAD TO MAKE SOME SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPS AND POPS FOR MOST RECENT TRENDS... BUT AGAIN THESE WERE MINOR. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO LAY ACROSS THE REGION...WHICH IS KEEPING SOME WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY GOING. DIURNAL HEATING WILL REFIRE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. FORECAST HAD THIS HANDLED WELL. 614 AM EDT FRI AUG 11 2006 EARLY THIS MORNING...A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE MID ATLANTIC WEST TO NEAR CRW AND THEN WEST NEAR THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR AND THEN NW INTO CENTRAL IL. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WAS ALONG THE BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL WV AND THE FRONT WAS DRIFTING SOUTH INTO THE CWA BEHIND THIS WAVE. NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY COOL...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDED SOUTH FROM THE HUDSON AND JAMES BAY REGIONS INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND UPPER THE OHIO VALLEY. DEWPOINTS NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER WERE IN THE LOWER 60S...AS COMPARED TO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S DEWPOINTS OVER THE JKL CWA. AT THE MID LEVELS...A SW/V WAS MOVING INTO THE MID MS VALLEY. THE ABOVE MENTIONED SW/V WILL APPROACH THE REGION NEAR PEAK HEATING AS THE COLD FRONT GRADUALLY SHIFTS SOUTH. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO RATHER WIDESPREAD CONVECTION BY THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES WHERE MOISTURE WILL BE DEEPEST. MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT LOW TO MODERATE INSTABILITY OF 1400 TO 2100 J/KG SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LI/S IN THE -3 TO -5 RANGE. SHEAR IS NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG...BUT STORM INTERACTIONS COULD LEAD TO A STORM OR TWO WITH GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL. WITH PW/S OF 1.8 OR BETTER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN SHOULD BE THE MAIN FEATURE OF CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED CONVECTION SHOULD LINGER IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES UNTIL THE SW/V PASSES SOUTH OF THE REGION AROUND MIDDAY ON SATURDAY. TEMPS TODAY WERE A TOUGH CALL WITH EXTENT OF CLOUD COVER PLAYING A LARGE ROLE...BUT OPTED FOR THE HIGHER END OF GUIDANCE WHICH HAS VERIFIED BEST AS OF LATE. IF CLOUDS ARE SLOW TO REACH THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES...TEMPS THERE COULD POSSIBLY APPROACH 90. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE COOLER THAN RECENT NIGHTS...WITH THE COOLER AIR WORKING INTO THE NORTH AND EASTERN COUNTIES FIRST. OPTED FOR THE HIGHER END OF GUIDANCE ON SAT AS WELL. THE COOLEST NIGHT SHOULD BE ON SAT NIGHT...AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PASSES TO THE EAST. LOWS SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 50S IN THE COLDEST SPOTS...WHILE RIDGE LOCATIONS HOLD IN THE MID 60S. SOME FOG...ESPECIALLY VALLEY FOG MAY OCCUR...BUT DID NOT HIT REAL HARD AT THIS TIME. THE BEST CHANCE MAY BE OVER THE SOUTHWEST COUNTIES THAT HAVE RECEIVED THE MOST RAIN RECENTLY. TERRAIN DRIVEN ISOLATED AFTERNOON CONVECTION CANNOT BE RULED ON SUN AS RETURN FLOW BEGINS...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH. IN ADDITION...THE INVERSION MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH FOR ISOLATED RATHER SHALLOW SHOWERS BELOW THE INVERSION. EXTENDED...THE EXTENDED FORECAST LOOKED IN GOOD SHAPE AT THIS TIME. OVERALL...MAX TEMPS SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL BASED ON FORECAST 8H TEMPS...BUT GENERALLY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH 90 AT THIS TIME. A COLD FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY...WITH THE ECMWF AND GFS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && DUSTY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 441 AM EDT FRI AUG 11 2006 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-104-106>109-111-112-114-119-121200- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-BREATHITT-OWSLEY- MARTIN- 441 AM EDT FRI AUG 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD CONTAIN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. KYZ079-080-083>088-110-113-115>118-120-121200- PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT- PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-PIKE- 441 AM EDT FRI AUG 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD CONTAIN STRONG WIND GUSTS... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
122 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG BARBOURVILLE 36.87N 83.88W
08/10/2006 KNOX KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN NEAR BARBOURBILLE...AT STINKING CREEK. TREES
ALSO DOWN AT WALKER PARK 2 SW OF BARBOURVILLE. TREES DOWN
ALONG ROUTE 6 WEST OF BARBOURVILLE.
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG CORBIN 36.94N 84.11W
08/10/2006 WHITLEY KY EMERGENCY MNGR
WIND ESTIMATED TO BE 50 MPH RIPPED CANVAS AWNING OFF OF
OUTDOOR STAGE.
&&
JCARICOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
216 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG LONDON 37.13N 84.08W
08/10/2006 LAUREL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ACROSS MOREN ROAD.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S LONDON 37.08N 84.08W
08/10/2006 LAUREL KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 229.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW LONDON 37.08N 84.15W
08/10/2006 LAUREL KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 552.
0620 PM LIGHTNING LONDON 37.13N 84.08W
08/10/2006 LAUREL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
LIGHTNING STRUCK THE CHINA TOWN RESTAURANT AND STARTED A
FIRE.
&&
JCARICOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
242 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E WHITLEY CITY 36.72N 84.40W
08/10/2006 MCCREARY KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FEW TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN ALONG MARSH CREEK ROAD.
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG PINEVILLE 36.76N 83.70W
08/10/2006 BELL KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
&&
JCARICOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
258 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S CORBIN 36.91N 84.11W
08/10/2006 WHITLEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN PATTERSALL SUBDIVISION.
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG WILLIAMSBURG 36.74N 84.17W
08/10/2006 WHITLEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 90
0720 PM TSTM WND DMG WOFFORD 36.78N 84.13W
08/10/2006 WHITLEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 26 NEAR JONES FISH
HATCHERY.
&&
JCARICOThe Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:19 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck the China Town restaurant and started a fire.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, August 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5525596.