Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
230 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

KYZ104-106>110-112>120-270715-
Clay KY-Floyd KY-Johnson KY-Morgan KY-Wolfe KY-Elliott KY-
Breathitt KY-Perry KY-Martin KY-Pike KY-Knott KY-Owsley KY-
Magoffin KY-Letcher KY-Leslie KY-
230 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OWSLEY...KNOTT...
FLOYD...EAST CENTRAL WOLFE...MARTIN...CENTRAL MORGAN...JOHNSON...
NORTHERN LESLIE...NORTH CENTRAL LETCHER...PERRY...BREATHITT...
NORTHWESTERN PIKE...MAGOFFIN...NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND ELLIOTT COUNTIES
THROUGH 315 AM EDT...

At 229 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Grayson Lake State Park to near Bays to
Sizerock. Movement was east at 50 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...
Pikeville, Hazard, Paintsville, West Liberty, Prestonsburg, Jackson,
Salyersville, Hindman, Inez, Sandy Hook, Mason, Simpson, Estill,
Lewis, Bath, Coal Run Village, Wheelwright, Martin, Pippa Passes, and
Wayland.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 59 and 76.
 Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 44 and 59.
 Kentucky Highway 3 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 4.
 Kentucky Highway 3 in Johnson County  Kentucky Highway 3 in Martin
County between mile markers 1 and 9.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 14.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Knott County between mile markers 1 and 20.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Perry County between mile markers 9 and 15.
 U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County between mile markers 1 and 10.
 U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 21.
 U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County between mile markers 0 and 16.
 U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 21 and 32.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for southeastern,
northeastern and east central Kentucky.

&&

LAT...LON 3717 8277 3719 8365 3761 8341 3824 8313
      3818 8305 3821 8301 3816 8291 3811 8289
      3800 8302 3796 8300 3800 8293 3788 8261
      3795 8258 3796 8253 3790 8247 3788 8242
      3781 8240 3776 8231 3774 8233 3770 8229
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 260DEG 45KT 3825 8306 3763 8321 3723 8351

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

JP