A new Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now out for much of northern Kentucky until 11pm…
Warnings..
Good afternoon gang. Thunderstorms continue to pop across the state and several of these have gone severe with possible damaging winds and large hail. Several warnings have been issued and I am posting those via Twitter. This blog has a direct twitter link to whatever I post and you can find it directly to the right of this. All you have to do is hit the up or down arrows to see all the updates. You can also get free cell phone updates by signing up.
I will also drop put a few updates at the bottom of this blog as needed.
Here is everything you need to track the storms…
Today
Wednesday Severe Weather Threat
Help out your fellow bloggers by posting any severe weather information you have from where you live. More updates from me as needed… Take care.
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SVRJKL
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
307 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY
HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
CENTRAL OWSLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
* AT 307 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
ROYRADER…OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LONDON…AND MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
DATHA…FOGERTOWN AND WELCHBURG BY 315 PM EDT…
SHEPHERDTOWN AND EGYPT BY 325 PM EDT…
MALCOMB BY 330 PM EDT…
HIGH KNOB…BURNING SPRINGS AND TREADWAY BY 335 PM EDT…
SACKER GAP BY 340 PM EDT…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH…PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS…DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS…LARGE HAIL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE…CALL TOLL FREE AT…1…8 7 7…6 3 3…6 7 7 2…
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
Flat Lick in Bell County look out, hail core from an unwarned thunderstorm looks to be heading your way. Suspect it will be warned soon.
Manchester, be on the look hail, doppler estimated hail of 1.75″s is on your door step.
Somerset also needs to be ready to deal with damaging hail. 2.00″ estimated size on doppler right now.
well I just had about a 30 min. downpour with thunder/lightning and a few mins. of pea size hail…I thought for sure this storm was gonna miss me but it sideswiped me…lol…
FOLKS IN WESTERN MCCREARY CO.!!! have got to be getting POUNDED BY FLASH FLOODING!!!..that storm hasnt moved since it started in that area..it just keeps redeveloping right over the same area!!!…well it knocked the temp. down from 90* to 70*…AC off and windows up!!!…
Wind picking up and starting to rain in Manchester. Thunder in the distance.
Severe T-Storm Watch….northern KY…
A nasty storm here in Pulaski County right now. Pea size hail,wind, and very heavy rain. Its going on about 15min and not letting up…!
Yup that storm looks VERY nasty on radar..
With VIL’s of 75 I’m surprised they’re just seeing pea size hail.
Some of the Hail was as big a marble size..a tad bigger at times… not too big though.
New Severe Thunderstorm warning for Wayne, Whitley and McCreary Counties until 4:30 PM.
1″ hail being reported in pulaski co. OUCH!!!
Never seen hail that big at my house…but it was nasty for a while..wouldn’t suprise me with hail that size by looking at the radar.
It is REALLY coming down here! In Manchester so far haven’t noticed any hail, but the rain is so big and so loud it sounds like hail. I barely made it home in time!
Just say a report of 1.75″ hail in Pulaski reported by Emergency Management.
got you missed me we got a little light rain here
New Severe T’storm warning for Western Laurel, Eastern Pulaski, and southern Rockcastle co. through 445 PM.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
339 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY
HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
EASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
SOUTHERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT
* AT 339 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BENT…OR 7 MILES EAST OF SOMERSET…AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
BENT…DYKES AND SHOPVILLE BY 345 PM EDT…
BILLOWS AND CEDARVILLE BY 415 PM EDT…
BILLOWS BY 420 PM EDT…
BUNCH BY 425 PM EDT…
BERNSTADT BY 435 PM EDT…
WOOD CREEK LAKE AND HAZEL PATCH BY 440 PM EDT…
Bring me some rain please
large hail with storm moving into southern rockcastle
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
313 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
MCCREARY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 310 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
PRECIPITATION HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING FROM TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL OVER MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MCCREARY COUNTY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AREAS IN
THE VICINITY OF STEARNS…WHITLEY CITY…BEULAH HEIGHTS…
CO-OPERATIVE…GREENWOOD…HONEYBEE AND MARSHES SIDING.
FLASH FLOODING IS BEING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN
AND MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER MCCREARY COUNTY FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO WITH
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
KYC109-203-022045-
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
350 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY
HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT
* AT 350 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
JOHNETTA…OR 8 MILES EAST OF MOUNT VERNON…AND MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
COOKSBURG…GOOCHLAND…ROBINET AND JEP HILL BY 355 PM EDT…
LOAM…EGLON…DANGO AND ARDERY BY 405 PM EDT…
COLLINGSWORTH AND SANDGAP BY 410 PM EDT…
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SVRJKL
KYC051-095-131-022100-
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
355 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY
HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
NORTH CENTRAL HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 354 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
ESSIE…OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HYDEN…AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
ESSIE BY 400 PM EDT…
HOSEA BY 405 PM EDT…
ASHER AND MOZELLE BY 410 PM EDT…
HOSKINSTON AND STINNETT BY 415 PM EDT…
WENDOVER AND CHAPPELL BY 420 PM EDT…
CAUSEY AND CINDA BY 435 PM EDT…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH…PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS…DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS…LARGE HAIL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE…CALL TOLL FREE AT…1…8 7 7…6 3 3…6 7 7 2…
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
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Thunder in the distance, as well as darkened skies here in East Bernstadt. I’m very close to the Rockcastle/Laurel line, so I’m monitoring the situation with the storm headed this way VERY closely. I’m just hoping that my kids make it home on the bus safely before the storm hits…not looking promising at this time.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
355 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY
HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
NORTH CENTRAL HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 354 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
ESSIE…OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HYDEN…AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
ESSIE BY 400 PM EDT…
HOSEA BY 405 PM EDT…
ASHER AND MOZELLE BY 410 PM EDT…
HOSKINSTON AND STINNETT BY 415 PM EDT…
WENDOVER AND CHAPPELL BY 420 PM EDT…
CAUSEY AND CINDA BY 435 PM EDT…
large hail likely in leslie.co
Thanks Chris, for the update onthe storms. I just got to read your summer thoughts post. I hope you are correct. We have had two severe storm warnings here this afternoon, and it hit the northern end of the county, and the extreme southern end of the county. We are still high and dry!
There was a lot of hail with the storms. My daughter works at one of the banks downtown, and she said it really hailed there for about ten-fifteen minutes. A co-worker also heard from her husband, and he said it had hailed a lot at their house, covering their deck. There is still a severe warning for the eastern endof the county at this time. We got some sprinkles here. The temp has dropped here though, from 93 to 70 at present, with east winds. Feels pretty good outside right now.
So, you think that we are in for an active tropical storm season? That is what I gathered from your post. I just hope we are not hot and dry all summer long. We have paid our dues on that one, so hopefully, we will get normal temps and normal rainfall this year!
And of course just as I say they’re calming down, new Severe T’storm warning for Breathitt, Lee and Owsley until 5:15.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
424 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY
HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
NORTHERN LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
SOUTHEASTERN OWSLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
* AT 424 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BUCKHORN LAKE S.P….OR 11 MILES NORTH OF HYDEN…AND MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
GAYS CREEK…CONFLUENCE…BUSH BRANCH AND TOULOUSE BY 430 PM EDT…
KRYPTON…CHAVIES…BARWICK AND MOSLEY BEND BY 435 PM EDT…
LAMONT BY 440 PM EDT…
DICE BY 450 PM EDT…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH…PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS…DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
http://inws.wrh.noaa.gov/
This is good time to remind everyone about a free service from the NWS that will send severe weather alerts to your cell phone. You can pick which alerts you want sent to your phone and what areas you want covered. Pretty simple to set up just check the above website.
gust front from hazard to richmond moving ne
Well this is a bummer barely got any rain at all 🙁
HAS THERE EVEN BEEN A WATCH POSTED FOR THESE STORMS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE TO HOLD OFF UNTIL TONIGHT? MAYBE I JUST MISUNDERSTOOD. IDK
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0925
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0347 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009
AREAS AFFECTED…SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF IL/INDIANA/OH AND EASTERN KY
INTO WV AND WESTERN MD/PA
CONCERNING…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 321…323…
VALID 022047Z – 022215Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
321…323…CONTINUES.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES 321 AND 323 CONTINUE UNTIL 01Z/03Z
RESPECTIVELY…WITH CONTINUED SEVERE HAIL/DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL IN
A CORRIDOR FROM SOUTHERN IL INTO SOUTHERN OH/EASTERN KY AND WV. TO
THE EAST OF WW 323…MONITORING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ADDITIONAL
WATCH INTO THE REMAINDER OF WV/PERHAPS EASTERN KY AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST PA/WESTERN MD.
SCATTERED STRONG/SEVERE TSTMS CONTINUE A BROAD CORRIDOR ALONG/SOUTH
OF A WEST-EAST SURFACE FRONTAL ZONE FROM SOUTH CENTRAL IL INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL OH/SOUTHWEST PA. THE MOST SUSTAINED STORMS/SEVERE
THREAT…IN THE FORM OF MULTICELLS AND PERHAPS SOME
SUPERCELLS…SHOULD CONTINUE TO GENERALLY BE FOCUSED IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO THE SURFACE FRONT…FROM SOUTH CENTRAL IL TO ROUGHLY
ALONG THE I-70 CORRIDOR IN INDIANA/OH WHERE 30-40 KT LARGELY
UNIDIRECTIONAL MID LEVEL FLOW /3-6 KM/ IS JUXTAPOSED WITH MODERATE
SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY. OTHER STRONG/SEVERE TSTMS WILL CONTINUE
FARTHER SOUTH FROM FAR SOUTHERN IL EASTWARD TO EASTERN KY/WV…BUT
WEAKER VERTICAL SHEAR WILL TEND TO KEEP THE THREAT A BIT MORE LESS
ORGANIZED/SHORTER IN DURATION. ONE EXCEPTION MAY BE ACROSS EASTERN
KY…WHERE SURFACE COLD POOL DEVELOPMENT/SOME UPSCALE GROWTH COULD
CONTRIBUTE TO A MODESTLY ORGANIZED THREAT ACROSS FAR EASTERN KY INTO
WV.
should be a watch with all the warnings.
I signed up but had to cancel primarily because the warnings were not timely enough and there were an excessive number of messages I did not care about, such as when a watch was canceled for a particular county.
YMMV, of course.
actually if you look at the last discussion before the storms fired Jackson said chances were less than 20% so they were going to leave chance of precip out of the forecast but they did issue severe warnings and flood advisory for SE KY but no watches
Not really, given the depth of the warm layer from the surface up through 700MB will keep the hail pretty small. VIL’s above 80 and high cores suspended aloft via the updraft will produce large hail.
I guess everybody got fooled today.
well at least Chris was giving Isolated storms
heavy rains right now, with hail about penny size, in northwest lexington
Yeah, we got the storm here in masterson station area. Coulda done w/o the hail though.
I like the 9pm observation for Lexington:
Thunderstorm Heavy Hail Rain
Of course if you have a car parked outside at Bluegrass Airport, this sounds like a bad thing.
Yeah, it was a mediocre storm. Looks like it may have intensified somewhat based on the amount of lightning and thunder to the north
this maybe a little off subject, but i was looking on noaa today, and saw a mtn. in montana (10,000 ft. above sea level) is getting 8 in . of snow. WOW!!! wish i lived there.