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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
708 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

KYZ079-080-083>088-116-117-081215-
McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Clay KY-Knox KY-Wayne KY-Bell KY-Harlan KY-
Laurel KY-Leslie KY-Pulaski KY-
708 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN
HARLAN...SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL...BELL...KNOX...SOUTHERN LESLIE...SOUTH
CENTRAL PULASKI...MCCREARY...WHITLEY AND SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTIES
THROUGH 815 AM EDT...

At 708 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Lesbas to Barton to near Beulah Heights to Oil
Valley. Movement was east at 35 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...
London, Monticello, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Pineville,
Middlesboro, Whitley City, Loyall, Wallins Creek, Fariston,
Brightshade, Varilla, Swan Lake, Cumberland Falls S.P., Co-
Operative, Coldiron, Black Snake, Bush, Cranes Nest, and Blanche.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 5 and 9.
 Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 1 and
39.
 U.S. Highway 25 East in Bell County between mile markers 1 and 18.
 U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between mile markers 1 and 26.
 U.S. Highway 25 East in Laurel County between mile markers 0 and 2.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8478 3680 8492 3689 8489 3694 8430
      3713 8413 3703 8319 3675 8342 3660 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 1108Z 287DEG 31KT 3709 8398 3692 8412 3678 8437 3678
8478

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

$$

JP