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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
913 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

KYZ080-084>088-115>118-090200-
McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Clay KY-Knox KY-Perry KY-Bell KY-Harlan KY-
Letcher KY-Laurel KY-Leslie KY-
913 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HARLAN...SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL...
BELL...KNOX...SOUTHERN LESLIE...SOUTHWESTERN LETCHER...SOUTHEASTERN
PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY...WHITLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY
COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...

At 912 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Ashers Fork to Miracle to Suttons Mill to near
Zion Hill. 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...
Williamsburg, Barbourville, Whitesburg, Harlan, Pineville,
Middlesboro, Cumberland, Loyall, Evarts, Lynch, Benham, Wallins
Creek, Big Fork, Brightshade, Varilla, Swan Lake, Louellen, Premium,
Coldiron, and Black Snake.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 1 and
15.
 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 21.

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 3660 8442 3676 8437 3683 8395 3702 8402
      3715 8273 3705 8272 3698 8287 3690 8287
      3685 8301 3685 8307 3674 8314 3667 8343
      3667 8353 3658 8369
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 261DEG 32KT 3702 8361 3677 8358 3676 8411 3656
8419

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

$$

JP