Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
458 WWUS83 KJKL 222102 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 502 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 KYZ068-069-079-222145- Jackson KY-Rockcastle KY-Pulaski KY- 502 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PULASKI... NORTHWESTERN JACKSON AND ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT... At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ottowa, or 8 miles west of Mount Vernon, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Mount Vernon, Boone, Sand Springs, Donaro, Bummer, Threelinks, Robinet, Gum Sulphur, Bandy, Woodstock, Horse Lick, Roundstone, Spiro, Wabp, Climax, Hansford, Renfro Valley, Willailla, Disputanta, and Shirley. THIS INCLUDES Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 55 and 72. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3736 8456 3733 8451 3734 8450 3748 8444 3747 8438 3754 8435 3753 8430 3752 8430 3751 8426 3752 8420 3756 8416 3756 8413 3735 8404 3715 8484 TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 251DEG 28KT 3738 8449 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ GREIF