1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 23, 9:56 PM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1056 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 .DISCUSSION... LATEST PROGS WHICH ARE TRICKLING IN NOW CONTINUE TO BACK UP THE FACT THAT THE LULL IN ACTIVITY CURRENTLY ACROSS THE AREA IS ONLY TEMPORARY. CLOUD TOPS ARE COOLING OVER WESTERN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY AND THE ACTIVITY ON RADAR OVER THE VOLUNTEER STATE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF BULGING BACK NORTH AS LOW-LEVEL JET IS INCREASING ALOFT. KJKL VAD WIND PROFILE IS SHOWING THIS JET STRENGTHENING CURRENTLY WITH SPEEDS NOW AT 50 KTS BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FT. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL FAVOR OUR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY BASED ON THE NAM QPF FIELDS. THIS TAPERS DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF INCH OVER OUR BLUEGRASS COUNTIES. THESE AMOUNTS APPEAR REASONABLE AND WILL KEEP THE FLOOD THREAT HIGH THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 813 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 SEVERE EVENT IS WINDING DOWN NOW WITH JUST A COUPLE OF CELLS TO WORRY ABOUT BEFORE THEY DEPART TO OUR EAST. EVENT IS TRANSITIONING TO MORE OF A HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT. PROGS SHOW THE LOW LEVEL JET STRENGTHENING IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS ADVANCING SOUTHEAST. CURRENT RAIN AREA IS ADVANCING EASTWARD BUT MORE REDEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED WITH THE ACTUAL FRONT LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. GROUND IS SATURATED SO ANY ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MOVES OVER THE AREA WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...AS IS HAPPENING NOW. NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES NEEDED TO THE ONGOING FORECAST AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN GOOD SHAPE. WILL TWEAK THE FORECAST SUITE...MAINLY JUST REMOVING TIME-SENSITIVE WORDING IN SOME OF THE ZONE GROUPINGS AND TWEAKING GRIDS PER CURRENT TRENDS. 428 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 LINE OF VERY ACTIVE STORMS NOW ENTERING OUR NRN COUNTIES WITH THE LINE EXTENDING SOUTHWEST TO AROUND BNA. CLOUD TOPS HAVE BEEN WARMING AND SVR THREAT HAS DIMINISHED. BUT WITH THE HISTORY OF RA+...ESP ALONG AND NORTH OF I64...THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ENUF RAIN TO CREATE ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS...HENCE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THRU SUN 15Z. COLD FNT STILL TRAILING THE CURRENT ACTIVITY AND NOT EXPECTED TO PUSH THRU OUR CWFA BEFORE 12Z SUN. ALL MODELS ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT THAT THE FNT WILL SPAWN ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WITH 1-2 IN ADDITIONAL RAIN. ONLY DISAGREEMENT IS IN TIMING OF FNTL PASSAGE WITH THE NAM ABOUT 2-3HRS AHEAD OF THE GFS. IN THE EXTENDED...THERE ARE SOME TIMING DISFFERENCES AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE 06Z GFS FOR GUIDANCE AS THE 12Z GFS HAS PUSHED THE NEXT SYSTEM THRU FASTER. HAVE GONE SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN PREV FCST WITH BULK OF PCPN NOW FCST FOR THU NITE AND FRI MORN. OTHERWISE...FAIR AND COOL WILL BE THE WATCH WORDS. 752 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 UPDATED THE FORECAST FOR THE FIRST THREE PERIODS TO REFLECT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AND TO AGREE WITH THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THE MOREHEAD STATE POLICE REPORTED 4.21 OF RAIN FOR LAST 24 HOURS. THE REST OF THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK. ANOTHER UPDATE WILL BE REQUIRED WHEN THE TORNADO WATCH EXPIRES. THE THUNDERSTORMS LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING HAVE SHOWN A LOT OF ROTATION DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WIND SHEAR. THERE WERE SEVERAL STORMS THAT WERE VERY CLOSE TO FORMING A TORNADO...HOWEVER...THERE WERE NONE THAT ACTUALLY FORMED. IF THE CLOUDS ARE ABLE TO THIN SOME THIS AFTERNOON...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MUCH GREATER. THE REST OF THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK. THE TORNADO WATCH FOR WAYNE AND MCCREARY COUNTIES WILL BE CANCELED BY 8:30 AM. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. && ABE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 927 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-250000- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT- OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO... PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE... CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG... INEZ...PIKEVILLE 927 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A DYNAMIC STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO SEND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND THE BULK OF ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RUNOFF INTO LOCAL STREAMS AND CREEKS CAUSING FLOODING. A THUNDERSTORMS ALSO REMAINS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ON SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS STATE. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO RUNOFF AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL IN REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN...FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER. DUSTY/ABE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1032 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0628 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W LONDON 37.13N 84.10W
09/23/2006 LAUREL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN ALONG HWY 80.
&&
CORRECTED TIME OF OCCURRENCE BASED ON RADAR DATA
ABEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1040 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0433 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 NW IRVINE 37.78N 84.07W
09/23/2006 ESTILL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG NOLAND CREEK...OLD FOX AND NEW
FOX ROADS. ALSO...TREE ON HOUSE ON DRY RIDGE ROAD.
0443 PM TSTM WND DMG STANTON 37.85N 83.86W
09/23/2006 POWELL KY AMATEUR RADIO
COUNTY DISPATCH OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
ACROSS THE COUNTY
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG MOREHEAD 38.19N 83.44W
09/23/2006 ROWAN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO TREES DOWN ON EASTERN END OF ROWAN COUNTY.
ALSO...TREE DOWN ALONG FLEMING COUNTY LINE AND TREE DOWN
IN NORTH MOREHEAD.
0455 PM HAIL 4 S FAUBUSH 37.01N 84.82W
09/23/2006 E1.00 INCH PULASKI KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0510 PM HAIL SOMERSET 37.08N 84.61W
09/23/2006 E0.75 INCH PULASKI KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON BODOCK ROAD.
0522 PM TSTM WND DMG MAYTOWN 37.85N 83.47W
09/23/2006 MORGAN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HWY 2027 NEAR MAYTOWN.
0530 PM FLASH FLOOD 8 NW IRVINE 37.78N 84.07W
09/23/2006 ESTILL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER NOLAND CREEK ROAD MAKING IT IMPASSABLE.
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD BOWEN 37.84N 83.77W
09/23/2006 POWELL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY DISPATCH. HIGHWAY 15 AT THE BOWEN NORTH FORK
CUTOVER CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0548 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E EARNESTVILLE 37.49N 83.81W
09/23/2006 LEE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED A TREE DOWN AT ROUTE 587 AND
BRANDENBURG ROAD
0551 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE IDA MAY 37.53N 83.75W
09/23/2006 LEE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY DISPATCH OFFICE REPORTED A TREE DOWN ON TINCHER
HILL ROAD
0555 PM FLASH FLOOD MONTICELLO 36.84N 84.85W
09/23/2006 WAYNE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL PLACES WITH 6 TO 7 INCHES OF WATER OVER ROADS
NORTHEAST...EAST AND WEST OF MONTICELLO. ALSO 6 TO 8
INCHES OF WATER ON EAST 92 ON SHARP TURN NEAR COLLETTS
HILL.
0605 PM FUNNEL CLOUD PITTSBURG 37.16N 84.11W
09/23/2006 LAUREL KY PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD ALMOST REACHING THE GROUND.
0614 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW HARGETT 37.79N 84.02W
09/23/2006 ESTILL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY DISPATCH. SIX INCHES OF WATER OVER HARGETT
PARVIN ROAD...ROAD CLOSED.
0616 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW VAUGHNS MILL 37.79N 83.93W
09/23/2006 POWELL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY DISPATCH. HARDWICKS CREEK ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER.
0628 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W LONDON 37.13N 84.10W
09/23/2006 LAUREL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN ALONG HWY 80.
0638 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 SSE SALYERSVILLE 37.65N 83.01W
09/23/2006 MAGOFFIN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY DISPATCH OFFICE REPORTED 2 TREES DOWN NEAR
SWAMPTON
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG EMLYN 36.70N 84.14W
09/23/2006 WHITLEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY DISPATCH OFFICE REPORTED A TREE DOWN ALONG ROUTE
25
0656 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NE HARGETT 37.79N 84.00W
09/23/2006 ESTILL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY DISPATCH. ONE FOOT OF WATER OVER IRONWORKS
ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 82.
&&
ABEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1048 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0537 PM TSTM WND DMG MCKEE 37.43N 84.00W
09/23/2006 JACKSON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY DISPATCH OFFICE REPORTED 2 TREES BLOWN DOWN ALONG
HIGHWAY 421 NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL
&&
HALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1107 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD WOODBINE 36.90N 84.09W
09/23/2006 WHITLEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY DISPATCH. HIGHWAY 26 COVERED WITH SIX TO
EIGHT INCHES OF WATER IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS. HIGHWAY
1064 AT HIGHWAY 6 ALSO COVERED WITH SIX TO EIGHT INCHES
OF WATER. WATER IS STILL RISING AT THESE LOCATIONS.
&&
BEWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1109 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD WOODBINE 36.90N 84.09W
09/23/2006 WHITLEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY DISPATCH. ARCHER STREET IN WOODBINE AND FROG
LEVEL ROAD CLOSED BY 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER OVER THE
ROADS.
&&
BEWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1112 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 PM FLASH FLOOD WOODBINE 36.90N 84.09W
09/23/2006 WHITLEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY DISPATCH. HIGHWAY 1064 AND HIGHWAY 6 NEAR
FIRE DEPARTMENT...HIGHWAY 26 NEAR THE BYPASS..FROG
LEVEL...AND ARCHER ROAD REMAIN COVERED BY WATER.
&&
BEWThe Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:38 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Outside shed blown into cars. Debris thrown over area about 300 yards long. Took out swing sets and did minor damage to a porch.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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