Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
014 WWUS83 KJKL 232328 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 728 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 KYZ079-080-084-085-240000- McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Laurel KY-Pulaski KY- 728 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL... SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...NORTHEASTERN MCCREARY AND NORTHWESTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 727 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Alpine, or 13 miles southeast of Somerset, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Holly Bay Rec. Area, Grade, Huxley, Baldrock, Mount Victory, Rockcastle Springs, Bent, Bunch, Hightop, Keavy, Vox, Bark Camp, Grove, and Billows. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County near mile marker 1. Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 35 and 40. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for south central Kentucky. && LAT...LON 3702 8459 3720 8434 3716 8430 3717 8430 3717 8429 3700 8410 3682 8442 TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 226DEG 24KT 3695 8444 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ GEOGERIAN