A cold front slowly progressed across the state during the day on the 5th resulting in showers and thunderstorms across portions of the area. The frontal boundary passed through Wayne County between 7 and 8 PM, resulting in some thunderstorm wind damage.
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The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.
A cold front slowly progressed across the state during the day on the 5th resulting in showers and thunderstorms across portions of the area. The frontal boundary passed through Wayne County between 7 and 8 PM, resulting in some thunderstorm wind damage. Additionally the area received 0.5-1.5 inches of rainfall during the event.
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 5, 2:15 PM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Jackson KY 315 PM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Multiple rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms will affect eastern Kentucky through Sunday. - A much colder air mass arrives behind a cold frontal passage Sunday and lingers until mid-week. - Frost and/or freezing temperatures are forecast for most places Monday night and Tuesday night. && .SHORT TERM...(Late this afternoon through Sunday night) Issued at 315 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2025 A south-southwest to north-northeast oriented differential heating boundary is serving as a quasi-frontal boundary across the center of the forecast area as of early this afternoon. Most of the shower activity today has been along and north/west of this boundary. CAMS indicate isolated to widely scattered shower and thunderstorm activity continuing near and north/west of this boundary, with a marginal threat for strong gusty winds and large hail as well as a minimal tornado threat if any storm can become anchored to the differential heating boundary/front. Upstream convective activity ongoing this afternoon over the Mid-South region will move rapidly east and northeastward through the Tennessee River Valley and southern Kentucky this afternoon and early evening, reaching eastern and southeastern Kentucky by late evening or early in the overnight and bringing a renewed chance for strong to severe storms and heavy rain. WPC with its afternoon issuance has maintained the Excessive Rainfall Outlook from this morning, with a Moderate Risk in western and northwestern parts of the forecast area and a Slight Risk for much of the rest of the forecast area. Additionally, the SPC has kept much of the western half of the forecast area in a Slight Risk, with damaging winds and large hail the primary threats, but an isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out. The more recent HRRR runs depict the QLCS over the Mid-South region currently moving rapidly east and impacting southern parts of the forecast area later this evening into the overnight. Widespread shower and thunderstorm activity is expected through much of the day Sunday, but with the risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall diminishing through the day as the slow-moving cold front crosses the area. A much cooler air mass moves into the region behind the cold front Sunday, but clouds and some showers will hang on through much of Sunday night as the upper trough will still remain just upstream of the forecast area. .LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday) Issued at 315 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2025 The upper low to the north finally crosses the area Monday and pushes another cold front across the area late in the day or Monday night, with cold rain showers or possibly snow showers in the far eastern upslope areas possible where an increase in low- level moisture should occur. Clouds gradually diminish late Monday night into Tuesday morning from northwest to southeast. Mid level height rises and sfc high pressure are expected to dominate for Tuesday into Wednesday. The main concern as this high builds and ushers in colder and drier air is the threat for widespread frost and below freezing temperatures for both Monday night to early Tuesday, and again Tuesday night to early on Wednesday as the growing season begins across eastern KY. This high slips east of the area to begin the second half of the week with an upper level trough/upper low developing and extending from the Great Lakes into the Southeast. This combined with multiple disturbances and a sfc low tracking north of the area will bring a return of unsettled weather from late Wednesday night or early Thursday through Friday. Overall, temperatures will be below normal for Monday to Wednesday, with temperatures peaking about 15 to 20 degrees below normal behind the secondary front for Tuesday. Highs are generally expected to be near normal for Wednesday through the end of the week. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) ISSUED AT 130 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2025 Showers and a few thunderstorms will be primarily limited to areas from KJKL west through this afternoon. VFR conditions will prevail except for reductions to MVFR or IFR conditions within this shower/storm activity. Widespread deterioration to MVFR and lower conditions is expected between ~02z and 06z as widespread showers and storms move into the region, and this activity will prevail through the remainder of the TAF period at all terminals as a cold front moves very slowly across the area. Gusty southwest winds can be expected this afternoon in the warm sector, with sustained winds around 10 kts with gusts to around 20 kts primarily at KSME and KLOZ, but also possibly developing at least briefly at KJKL and KSJS. After sunset, winds will begin to diminish with the loss of daytime heating, but gusty and erratic winds can be expected with any thunderstorms overnight. Winds will transition to northwesterly with the passage of a cold front late tonight into Sunday, but sustained winds will likely remain at 10 kts or less. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch through Sunday morning for KYZ044-050>052-058>060- 068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120. && SHORT TERM...CMC LONG TERM...CMC/JP AVIATION...CMC
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 737 PM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-087-088-104-106>113-115-117>120-062345- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Bell-Harlan- Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott- Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike- 737 PM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Thunderstorms are possible at times and will likely bring heavy rainfall, especially this evening and tonight, posing a threat of flooding. In addition, some thunderstorms through tonight could become severe, with damaging wind gusts the primary hazard. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Thunderstorms are possible at times on Sunday, and could produce heavy rainfall. This will pose a threat of flooding. Some of these thunderstorms could be strong to severe, with strong to damaging wind gusts the primary hazard. Frost and/or freezing temperatures are forecast for Monday night into Tuesday morning, and again Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Thunderstorms are possible again Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. KYZ068-069-079-080-083>086-114-116-062345- Rockcastle-Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Owsley- Clay- 737 PM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH 126 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Thunderstorms are possible at times on Sunday, and could produce heavy rainfall. This will pose a threat of flooding. Some of these thunderstorms could be strong to severe, with strong to damaging wind gusts the primary hazard. Frost and/or freezing temperatures are forecast for Monday night into Tuesday morning, and again Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Thunderstorms are possible again Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to send any storm damage reports to NWS Jackson this evening. JKL
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson KY
509 PM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025
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0335 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 S Wilton 36.84N 84.04W
04/04/2025 Knox KY Public
Delayed social media report (w/ pictures) of
snapped tree trunks and scattered downed
branches along Eaton Fork Road in Knox
County. Time estimated via radar.
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JMMThe Nashville radar (KOHX), 155 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two large trees were reported to have been blow down along KY-834 near the intersection with Old Fire Trail Road, heading toward KY-90.
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