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

KYZ068-069-079-080-083>086-116-081115-
Jackson KY-McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Clay KY-Knox KY-Wayne KY-
Rockcastle KY-Laurel KY-Pulaski KY-
620 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WAYNE...LAUREL...NORTHWESTERN
KNOX...PULASKI...SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON...NORTHERN MCCREARY...SOUTHERN
ROCKCASTLE...NORTHWESTERN WHITLEY AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES
THROUGH 715 AM EDT...

At 620 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Luner to near Bent to Elihu to Kidder to 6
miles north of Albany. 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...
Somerset, London, Monticello, Manchester, Burnside, Fariston,
Cumberland Falls S.P., Fogertown, Mount Victory, Bush, Mershons,
Hazel Patch, Herron, Hooker, Bark Camp, Camp Wildcat, Byron,
Honeybee, Sacker Gap, and Alpine.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 1 and 21.
 Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 19 and
57.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 11.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 17 and
40.
 Louis B. Nunn Parkway  U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between
mile markers 24 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.

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LAT...LON 3692 8496 3696 8494 3695 8490 3700 8484
      3703 8488 3717 8454 3733 8432 3726 8367
      3706 8381 3699 8402 3685 8410 3669 8476
      3672 8502 3676 8501 3686 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1020Z 270DEG 29KT 3724 8425 3711 8435 3703 8457 3691
8463 3679 8513

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

$$

JP