Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
711 WWUS83 KJKL 250559 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 159 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 KYZ086>088-116-117-250630- Clay KY-Knox KY-Bell KY-Harlan KY-Leslie KY- 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. && 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 $$ DJ