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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
159 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

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159 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HARLAN...
NORTHEASTERN BELL...NORTHEASTERN KNOX...SOUTHWESTERN LESLIE AND
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 230 AM EDT...

At 158 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Ashers Fork, or 12 miles southeast of Manchester, moving east at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Hyden, Sandy Fork, Hoskinston, Essie, Bledsoe, Brightshade, Mozelle,
Asher, Marcum, Beverly, Goose Rock, Creekville, Erose, Lipps, Mills,
Plank, Napier, Stinnett, Ice Cliff, and Hosea.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

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LAT...LON 3690 8368 3709 8371 3718 8331 3692 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 263DEG 20KT 3702 8360

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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