RSS FeedsIssued by NWS Jackson, KY
000 AWUS83 KJKL 221040 RWSJKL KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-222215- REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 540 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 CLOUDS AGAIN PLAYED A LARGE ROLE IN THE WEATHER OVERNIGHT AS A LACK OF THEM LED TO A CHILLY EARLY MORNING IN THE DEEP VALLEYS. HIGH CLOUDS DRIFTED OVER THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS HELPING TO KEEP TEMPERATURES THERE FROM DROPPING OFF AS MUCH. ELSEWHERE...THOUGH...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES LEAD TO READINGS FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S IN THE MOST SHELTERED VALLEYS BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND FLOW ON THE RIDGES DID KEEP THEM A BUT WARMER WITH READINGS GENERALLY IN THE LOWER 40S. AT 5 AM EST... TEMPERATURES VARIED FROM 29 DEGREES AT THE VALLEY MESONET SITES OF QUICKSAND AND BOONEVILLE TO A MILDER 43 ON THE RIDGETOP AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON. ALSO AT 5 AM EST...A BATCH OF THICKER CLOUDS WAS MOVING INTO FAR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS HIGH PRESSURE RETREATS TO THE NORTHEAST. THICKER CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...AND ALONG WITH THEM...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THROUGHOUT EAST KENTUCKY. LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA BORDERS WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN. THESE CHANCES CONTINUE INTO THE DAY ON MONDAY...MAINLY OVER FAR EAST KENTUCKY. FOLLOWING THIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA BRINGING A BRIEF SPELL OF DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER. HOWEVER... COOLER AND MORE DAMP WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOR THANKSGIVING DAY INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. IN FACT...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS MIXING IN WITH ANY RAIN SHOWERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...IN 1991...A STORM SYSTEM MOVED FROM GEORGIA INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...THEN NORTHEASTWARD INTO PENNSYLVANIA ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THIS SYSTEM PRODUCED COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL FROM ALABAMA INTO VIRGINIA. ATLANTA SAW 3 INCHES...AND KNOXVILLE PICKED UP NEARLY 4 INCHES. CLOSER TO HOME...NEW DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE ESTABLISHED AT BOTH THE JACKSON WEATHER OFFICE WITH 2.99 INCHES...AND THE LONDON CORBIN AIRPORT WHICH RECORDED 2.18 INCHES. BARBOURVILLE MEASURED 1.54 INCHES AND THERE WAS 2.15 IN HAZARD. PAINTSVILLE SAW A BIT MORE THAN 2 INCHES...AND THE STORM TOTAL IN PIKEVILLE WAS JUST SHY OF 3 INCHES. IN SPITE OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL... NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURRED AS SO LITTLE RAINFALL FELL DURING PRECEDING WEEKS. $$ GREIF
