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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
526 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

KYZ079-080-083>085-222200-
McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Wayne KY-Laurel KY-Pulaski KY-
526 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...
SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL...SOUTHERN PULASKI...NORTHEASTERN MCCREARY AND
NORTHWESTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

At 526 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Kidder, or 10 miles northeast of Monticello, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Burnside, Sloans Valley, Parkers Lake, Cumberland Falls S.P.,
Gregory, Bronston, Huxley, Mount Victory, Deering, Bunch, Hightop,
Denney, Kidder, Youngs Creek, Bark Camp, Rye, Honeybee, Holly Bay
Rec. Area, Greenwood, and Alpine.

THIS INCLUDES Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile
markers 20 and 22.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3679 8474 3698 8478 3712 8420 3685 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 258DEG 28KT 3691 8467

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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