Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
109 WWUS83 KJKL 270724 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 324 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 KYZ088-110-113-115-118>120-270815- Perry KY-Martin KY-Floyd KY-Pike KY-Knott KY-Harlan KY-Letcher KY- 324 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HARLAN...MARTIN...LETCHER... SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...CENTRAL KNOTT...FLOYD AND PIKE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM EDT... At 323 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Dunlow to Beaver to Whitco to Louellen to 7 miles northeast of Rutledge. Movement was east at 40 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... Pikeville, Whitesburg, Harlan, Inez, Letcher, Estill, Bath, Cumberland, Jenkins, Coal Run Village, Loyall, Elkhorn City, Evarts, Wheelwright, Fleming-Neon, Lynch, Martin, Pippa Passes, Benham, and Forest Hills. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Kentucky Highway 3 in Martin County between mile markers 2 and 9. Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 2 and 10. U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County between mile markers 1 and 24. U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 11. U.S. Highway 23 in Lethcher County between mile markers 1 and 7. U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 0 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 and northeastern Kentucky. && LAT...LON 3727 8235 3712 8272 3705 8272 3698 8287 3688 8289 3685 8307 3674 8314 3667 8346 3668 8346 3693 8331 3701 8318 3795 8250 3781 8240 3776 8231 3767 8229 3762 8221 3765 8218 3755 8213 3754 8197 TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 276DEG 35KT 3796 8234 3740 8264 3712 8286 3692 8309 3637 8345 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JP