Regional Weather Summary Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
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REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
412 PM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013
FOGGY CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY THIS MORNING.
OTHERWISE...THE REGION WAS UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH 7 AM
TEMPERATURE READINGS GENERALLY IN THE 50S. TYPICALLY...THE LOW FOR
TODAY IS IN THE LOWER 60S. TWENTY FOUR HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS VARIED
FROM A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO 1.43 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
GENERALLY OCCURRED ALONG AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA
BORDERS.
A BEAUTIFUL DAY WAS UNDERWAY BY MID AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
AND AFTERNOON TEMPERATURE READINGS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S WAS A
WELCOME REPRIEVE FROM THE STORMS THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY. THE NORMAL
HIGH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IS IN THE MID 80S.
TONIGHT WILL REMAIN DRY WITH LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. AN AREA
OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COOLER AND
DRIER WEATHER THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. HIGHS ON
SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. HIGHER HUMIDITY AND THE
THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY
AS ANOTHER COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM BEARS DOWN ON THE REGION.
ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...IN 2003...HEAVY RAINS...IN A SHORT
AMOUNT OF TIME...BROUGHT FLASH FLOODING TO EASTERN KENTUCKY. CLAY
COUNTY WAS HIT HARD AS 6 INCHES OF WATER WAS REPORTEDLY FLOWING OVER
THE STREETS IN MANCHESTER...FLOODING CITY HALL. ESTILL COUNTY ALSO
EXPERIENCED SOME FLOODING AS HOMES HAD TO BE EVACUATED AND STORES
WERE FLOODED IN IRVINE.
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