National Weather Service Jackson, Kentucky

National Weather Service Jackson, based in Jackson, Kentucky, is a weather forecast office responsible for monitoring weather conditions for 33 counties in Eastern Kentucky. The National Weather Service chose to put a weather forecast office (WFO) in eastern Kentucky due to the flooding of April 2-5, 1977. The National Weather Service Jackson, Kentucky has been forecasting for portions of Eastern Kentucky since 1981.

History

Construction on the new Weather Service office near Jackson took place through late 1979 into 1980 and the office was officially commissioned January 1, 1981.

National Weather Service in Jackson, Kentucky operated as a "Weather Service Office" or WSO from the 1980s into the early 1990s, issuing warnings for 17 counties in East and Southeast Kentucky. A restructuring and modernization of the National Weather Service began in the mid-1990s. Modernization was needed to make use of new technology such as the WSR-88D Doppler weather radar and the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS). During construction, some of operations were moved into a temporary office in a single-wide trailer. The observing function remained in the old building, while the warning function of the office moved into the trailer below the radar tower. Communication between the dual offices was conducted by telephone. After installing the antenna for the WSR-88D radar at WSO Jackson, the tower for the old WSR-74S was then removed.

NOAA Weather Radio

Regular broadcasts are tailored to weather information for Eastern Kentucky. Information, such as hydrological forecasts and climatological data are broadcast. During severe weather, National Weather Service forecasters can interrupt the routine weather broadcasts and insert special warning messages concerning imminent threat to life and property. National Weather Service Jackson, Kentucky forecast office provides programming for 20 NOAA Weather Radio stations in Kentucky.

City of license	Call sign	Frequency (MHz)
Somerset	KIH44	162.550 MHz
Mount Vernon	WWG70	162.425 MHz
London	WWG65	162.475 MHz
Williamsburg	WWG78	162.500 MHz
Monticello	WWG80	162.425 MHz
Morehead	WWG71	162.400 MHz
Stanton	WWG61	162.550 MHz
Frenchburg	WWG63	162.475 MHz
West Liberty	WWG79	162.450 MHz
Irvine	WNG727	162.475 MHz
Hazard	KIH40	162.475 MHz
Jackson	WWG26	162.425 MHz
Manchester	WWG66	162.400 MHz
Harlan	WWG68	162.450 MHz
Pikeville	WWG69	162.400 MHz
Paintsville	WWG28	162.525 MHz
McKee	WWG64	162.450 MHz
Pineville	WWG62	162.525 MHz
Phelps	WWG81	162.500 MHz
Beattyville	WWG67	162.500 MHz

References

http://www.weather.gov/jkl/weatherradio
http://www.weather.gov/jkl/virtualtour