Thunderstorms affected the area on April 26th as a strong cold front moved through Eastern Kentucky. One round of thunderstorms caused flash flooding during the early morning hours in Rowan County while a squall line caused wind damage around Lake Cumberland.
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The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.
Thunderstorms affected the area on April 26th as a strong cold front moved through Eastern Kentucky. One round of thunderstorms caused flash flooding during the early morning hours in Rowan County while a squall line caused wind damage around Lake Cumberland. The front, along with the heating of the late afternoon helped produce numerous super cells which dropped large hail and damaging winds later in the day.
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 Apr 26, 1:06 AM EST, 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 206 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 206 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 A WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY ALIGNED ACROSS THE I-64 CORRIDOR...WITH TRAINING CONVECTION ONGOING IN THE FAR NORTHEAST. AN INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET WILL CONTINUE TO FEED MOISTURE ALONG THIS AXIS...WHICH SHOULD SUSTAIN THIS ACTIVITY FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. CONVECTION FURTHER SOUTHWEST HAS WANED. AS SUCH...HAVE REALLY TIGHTENED UP THE GRADIENT OF POPS...REDUCING TO SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN TWO THIRDS...AND THEN CATEGORICAL ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST. LOW TEMPERATURES HAVE LIKELY ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED AT MOST LOCATIONS...AND EXPECT A STEADY OR SLOW RISE AT THIS POINT AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS PICK UP. THE COLD FRONT LOOKS TO BE A LITTLE MORE DELAYED TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A BETTER CHANCE OF CONVECTION RE-FIRING DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH HEATING OCCURS. WILL WAIT FOR THE NEXT ISSUANCE PACKAGE TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN. UPDATE ISSUED AT 1015 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO CROSS ERN KY THIS EVENING. STRONGEST STORMS PRODUCING SOME LIGHTNING AND RADAR ESTIMATED TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL PER HOUR. STORMS ARE MOVING EAST...100 DEG...AT NEARLY 40 PH SO NO STORM IS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN FOR ANY GIVEN LOCATION. PARENT LOW IS STILL LOCATED OVER WRN IL WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING THRU ERN KY JUST NORTH OF LEX AND JUST SOUTH OF JKL/PIKEVILLE. LOW PRESSURE SHOULD CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST WITH THE WARM FRONT LIFTING TOWARD CVG AND PULLING MUCH OF THE PCPN NORTH OF THE AREA. EXPECTING SRN KY TO SEE LITTLE ADDITIONAL PCPN WHILE NRN KY WILL SEE ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHRA THRU MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SPEED OF THE STORMS WILL LIMIT TOTAL ACCUMULATION. GRIDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED WITH EXPECTED POPS AND TEMPS. ZONES IN GOOD SHAPE WITH NO UPDATE REQUIRED. UPDATE ISSUED AT 757 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 UPDATED FOR SHRA CROSSING ERN KY. ACTIVITY SHOULD BECOME RATHER PERSISTENT FOR OUR NRN COUNTIES AND SHOULD SEE BREAKS IN THE ACTIVITY FOR THE SWRN THIRD. TEMPS ON TRACK BUT HAVE TWEAKED SLIGHTLY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE EARLIER ONSET OF PCPN. NOT SEEING ANY LIGHTNING AND HAVE DOWNGRADED THE THUNDER CHANCES. MAY NEED TO TAKE THEM OUT COMPLETELY LATER TONIGHT. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. UPDATE ISSUED AT 449 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 TIMING OF CONVECTION APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AND FURTHER CONVECTION ANTICIPATED LATER THIS EVENING AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED SKY COVER WAS ADJUSTED BASED ON THE LATEST SAT AND RADAR TRENDS. OVERALL...THE 18Z NAM HAS A DECENT HANDLE ON THE APPROACHING CONVECTION...BUT APPEARS TO BE A BIT TOO SLOW. CONVECTION OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS OR SO SHOULD GENERALLY BE OVER THE SW CWA AND THEN PROBABLY BECOME FOCUS MORE TO THE NE CLOSER TO THE WARM FRONT AND GREATER THETA AND DEWPOINT GRADIENTS AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. CONVECTION THIS EVENING OR EARLY TONIGHT IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOME HAIL OR STRONG WIND GUSTS. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 325 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 A WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY LIFT NE ACROSS THE CWA AND APPEARS TO BE ABOUT TWO THIRDS ACROSS THE CWA AS OF 3 PM. AS OF MID AFTERNOON...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER MEXICO...AND EXTENDS NORTH INTO THE ROCKIES AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. WNW FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES BETWEEN THIS RIDGING AND A TROUGH MOVING OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THERE APPEAR TO BE AT LEAST TWO DISTURBANCES UPSTREAM...ONE ACROSS IA/MO AND ANOTHER OVER THE DAKOTAS. AT THE SURFACE...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AS OVER IA WITH THE WARM FRONT EXTENDING SE INTO THE COMMONWEALTH AND THEN ON OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. THERE ALSO APPEARS BE ANOTHER SFC TROUGH OR AREA OF THETA GRADIENT NEAR THE CURRENT CONVECTION OVER SOUTHERN IN AND WEST CENTRAL KY. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...THE RIDGE AXIS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST AS TROUGHING WORKS INTO THE WESTERN US WITH TROUGHING REMAINING OVER THE NORTHEASTERN US. FLAT OR LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGING IS EXPECTED TO BUILD EAST ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH WEST CENTRAL IL THIS EVENING AND THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS THE OH VALLEY. THIS WILL SEND THE WARM FRONT ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT THE BOUNDARY MAY NOT REACH THE WV BORDER UNTIL OVERNIGHT. THEN AS THE LOW PASSES BY...THE COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH VERY LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THIS BOUNDARY SHOULD THEN BEGIN TO STALL OUT OF THE TN VALLEY REGION. SFC HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BEGIN TO BUILD DOWN TOWARD THE CWA FROM LATE ON THU INTO THU NIGHT. THE EXACT EVOLUTION OF CONVECTION OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS IS GENERALLY LOW CONFIDENCE. THE 12Z NAM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE TOO BAD WITH PLACEMENT OF CONVECTION OVER WEST CENTRAL KY AT PRESENT. THIS MODEL AND SOME OF THE RECENT HRRR RUNS AS WELL AS THE SREF POINT TO CONVECTION ALSO DEVELOPING FURTHER NE NEAR THE WARM FRONT...POSSIBLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CWA...BETWEEN ABOUT 21Z AND 0Z AS THE FIRST OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SHORTWAVES APPROACHES THE AREA. SOME OF THE MODELS TAKE THE CONVECTION TO OUR WEST TOWARD THE SW CWA. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION SHOULD THEN DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE WARM FRONT AND POSSIBLY EVOLVE INTO AN MCS WITH POSSIBLY BOWING SEGMENTS SOMETIME DURING THE 3Z TO 9Z TIMEFRAME. AN INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET AS THE SFC LOW APPROACHES WILL LEAD TO INCREASING SHEAR AND STRONGER WINDS ALOFT. TIME OF DAY...GENERALLY LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT IS NOT USUALLY FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE CONVECTION AND IT MAY TEND TO WEAKEN OR BE LARGELY ELEVATED AS IT MOVES INTO OR DEVELOPS OVER THE CWA LATE IN THE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...SOME HAIL...POSSIBLY LARGE...AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. MOS GUIDANCE AS WELL AS RECENT MODEL GUIDANCE AND SREF INDICATE THE HIGHER PROBABILITIES FOR CONVECTION ACROSS THE NORTH AND NORTHEASTERN CWA...BUT ENOUGH INSTABILITY SHOULD BE PRESENT FOR GOOD COVERAGE OF CONVECTION EVEN AS FAR SOUTH AS THE TN LINE IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT AS THE SECOND SHORTWAVE APPROACHES. OVERALL...INCREASED POPS A LITTLE BIT MORE TONIGHT. MIN T TONIGHT WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO THE ANTICIPATED CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP ACROSS THE AREA. IN THE WAKE OF CONVECTION TONIGHT...THE SURFACE COLD FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY DROP SOUTH ON THU. SOME REDEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION SHOULD OCCUR ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT BY MIDDAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON. AT THIS POINT...IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE FRONT SHOULD DROP SOUTH OF THE AREA ON THU NIGHT WITH AT LEAST SOME PARTIAL CLEARING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...AND CONSIDERABLE CLEARING IN THE NORTH. AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY...MAX T SHOULD AVERAGE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. COLD ADVECTION AROUND THE HIGH AND MORE IN THE WAY OF CLEARING THERE SHOULD LEAD TO A NORTH TO SOUTH GRADIENT IN MIN T ON THU NIGHT. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 325 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 MODELS SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HAVING AMPLIFIED MID/UPPER LEVELS BECOMING MORE DAMPENED BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODELS SHOWING A LITTLE BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE DETAILS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT STILL HAVE SOME CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND. THE PERIOD WILL START WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR SOUTH...LEAVING EASTERN KENTUCKY HIGH AND DRY EARLY FRIDAY. HOWEVER...A SHORTWAVE PUSHING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI REGION WILL HELP BRING THE FRONT BACK TO THE NORTH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL LIKELY SLIDE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...WHICH MAY KEEP THE BOUNDARY ACTIVE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS MEANS...THE BEST THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTH EARLY ON. BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...LACK OF FORCING ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE...WILL LIKELY KEEP THINGS DRY...BUT WE COULD SQUEEZE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM ALONG THE FRONT. FRIDAY NIGHT...THE BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT TO OUR NORTH...AND STILL CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM...BUT ALL OF THE BETTER FORCING WILL BE WELL TO OUR NORTHWEST DURING THIS TIME...SO NO NEED TO GO HIGHER THAN SLIGHT CHANCE AT THIS TIME. BY SATURDAY MORNING...WE MAY NEED TO WATCH A POTENTIAL MCS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AS IT COULD BRUSH THE NORTHERN HALF OF KENTUCKY. THUS...BROUGHT IN SOME BETTER POPS SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. REALLY TOUGH TO NAIL DOWN WHERE THE FRONT WILL WIND UP BY THE TIME THIS MCS ACTIVITY DEPARTS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT IT WILL LIKELY LIE ACROSS OUR REGION...LEADING TO CONTINUED CHANCES FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND PERHAPS EVEN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. GOING TO KEEP POPS IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY FOR THIS TIME PERIOD GIVEN LACK OF CERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST. THINGS MAY EVENTUALLY DRY OUT...BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ON WHEN OR EVEN IF THIS WILL HAPPEN. WITH A FLATTER MID LEVELS...A MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN MAY SET UP LEADING TO MORE FREQUENT SHORTWAVES AND CHANCES FOR RAIN. THUS...REALLY TOUGH TO GO DRY IN ANY EXTENDED PERIOD AT THIS TIME. AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES...WILL BRING IN A BETTER GRADIENT FOR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...AND KEEP THINGS MORE IN LINE WITH GUIDANCE BEYOND THAT WITH VERY UNCERTAIN PLACEMENT OF THE BOUNDARY. A SHARP NORTH/SOUTH GRADIENT WILL LIKELY EXIST INTO NEXT WEEK WITH THIS BOUNDARY AROUND OUR REGION. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 206 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO HOLD ACROSS THE TAF SITES THROUGH DAWN...AS CONVECTION HAS ORGANIZED ACROSS FAR NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. HAVE INCLUDED A VCTS AT JKL...AS SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRUSH BY TO THE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY RE-FIRE SOME CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER WILL AWAIT FOR LATER GUIDANCE BEFORE TRYING TO NAIL DOWN A BETTER WINDOW OF TIMING. FOR NOW...HAVE INCLUDED VCTS AT ALL LOCATIONS. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH SOME MVFR OR LOWER POST-FRONTAL STRATOCU ON W TO NW WINDS FOLLOWING. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && UPDATE...GEOGERIAN SHORT TERM...JP LONG TERM....KAS AVIATION...GEOGERIAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 415 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-261200- 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- 415 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES ON THURSDAY AND FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...AND ALSO ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY OCCURRENCES OF HAIL OR DAMAGING WIND. HAL/JP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1050 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 KYZ068-069-080-114-116-260330- ROCKCASTLE-LAUREL-JACKSON-OWSLEY-CLAY- 1050 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING... JACKSON... CENTRAL OWSLEY... ROCKCASTLE... NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND NORTHEASTERN LAUREL. AT 1050 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GUM SULPHUR...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...HIATT AROUND 1055 PM EDT...HUMMEL AROUND 1100 PM EDT...COOKSBURG AROUND 1105 PM EDT...DANGO AROUND 1110 PM EDT...MIDDLEFORK AROUND 1115 PM EDT... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD. DUSTY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1129 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 KYZ069-111-112-114>117-260415- JACKSON-LESLIE-OWSLEY-PERRY-LEE-BREATHITT-CLAY- 1129 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING... CENTRAL JACKSON... EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL LESLIE... OWSLEY... NORTHWESTERN PERRY... EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LEE... SOUTHWESTERN BREATHITT AND NORTH CENTRAL CLAY. AT 1129 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HURLEY...OR NEAR MCKEE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...PRIVETT AROUND 1135 PM EDT...GREEN HALL AROUND 1140 PM EDT...STURGEON AROUND 1145 PM EDT...SOUTHFORK AROUND 1150 PM EDT...RICETOWN AROUND 1155 PM EDT... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. RICHEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1150 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 KYZ069-112-114>117-260430- JACKSON-LESLIE-OWSLEY-PERRY-BREATHITT-CLAY- 1150 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON... NORTH CENTRAL LESLIE... SOUTHERN OWSLEY... NORTHWESTERN PERRY... SOUTHWESTERN BREATHITT AND NORTH CENTRAL CLAY. AT 1150 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLAKE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOONEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...GOBBARD AROUND 1155 PM EDT...LUCKY FORK AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT...MORRIS FORK AROUND 1205 AM EDT...BUCKHORN AROUND 1210 AM EDT...CHAVIES AROUND 1215 AM EDT... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. RICHEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1228 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 KYZ044-051-052-060-104-106-260515- MENIFEE-ROWAN-BATH-ELLIOTT-FLEMING-MORGAN- 1228 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 ...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING... EASTERN MENIFEE... NORTHWESTERN MORGAN... ROWAN... EASTERN BATH... NORTHERN ELLIOTT AND FLEMING. AT 1226 AM EDT...A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED IN AND AROUND GRANGE CITY...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF OWINGSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...FLEMINGSBURG AROUND 1235 AM EDT...MOREHEAD AROUND 1240 AM EDT...GATES AROUND 1245 AM EDT...HALDEMAN AROUND 1250 AM EDT AND SANDY HOOK AROUND 100 AM EDT. RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. GREIF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 223 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 KYZ052-104-106-260715- ROWAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN- 223 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING... NORTHEASTERN MORGAN... SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN AND ELLIOTT. AT 223 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WAGNER...OR 9 MILES WEST OF SANDY HOOK...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...SANDY HOOK AROUND 230 AM EDT...ISONVILLE AROUND 235 AM EDT...AND CULVER AROUND 240 AM EDT. RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. GREIF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 247 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 KYZ044-051-052-104-260745- ROWAN-BATH-ELLIOTT-FLEMING- 247 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 ...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 345 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING... ROWAN... NORTHERN BATH... ELLIOTT AND FLEMING. AT 247 AM EDT...A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64. THESE ARE SLOWLY MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST. RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. GREIF
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:01 UTC.
14 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Up to a foot of water was flowing over portions of Hwy 60 due to Triplett Creek being out of its banks. There were also evacuations in the Gates community and water flooded a home off Tunnel Cut Loop Road in Haldeman.
Trees and power lines were blown down countywide. The time was estimated off of radar.
There were numerous trees blown down in the Burnside and Bronson area.
There were numerous trees and power lines blown down. A roof was blown off of building and now on top of a car wash.
Hail ranged in size from 1 inch in diameter to up to 2.5 inches in diameter in swath across Jackson County. The largest hail was observed in the Sandgap area. The hail covered the ground in some areas along this path.
The hail ranged in size from quarter to half dollar.
The sheriff reported golf ball size hail in Mill Springs. This was relayed by 911 dispatch.
The hail occurred at 10693 highway 192.
There were large limbs blown down onto highway 192.
A couple of trees were blown down.
There were several trees blown down along highway 1546 near the Murl community.
The hail was the size of quarters and fell at Breastwork Hill in Pineville.
The hail fell at Bird Branch.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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