Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
902 WWUS83 KJKL 071838 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 238 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 KYZ107-109-110-071915- Floyd KY-Johnson KY-Magoffin KY- 238 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON... NORTHWESTERN FLOYD AND SOUTHEASTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT... At 238 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Waldo, or 12 miles southeast of Salyersville, moving northeast at 25 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... Prestonsburg, Riceville, Fredville, Gapville, Gypsy, Brainard, Gunlock, Ordway, Dobson, Dock, Orchard, Bonanza, Dotson, Waldo, Blue River, and Swamp Branch. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3753 8296 3757 8301 3758 8301 3759 8303 3778 8293 3764 8273 TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 227DEG 21KT 3758 8297 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RAY