Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
418 WWUS83 KJKL 242044 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 444 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 KYZ058-068-069-242115- Jackson KY-Estill KY-Rockcastle KY- 444 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ESTILL... NORTHWESTERN JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT... At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rockford, or 11 miles south of Richmond, moving east 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... Boone, Morrill, Rice Station, Kings Station, Kerby Knob, Blackburn, Clover Bottom, Climax, Jinks, Winston, Disputanta, Brazil, Shirley, Sandgap, Witt, Blanton Flats, Snider, Conway, Foxtown, and Hisel. THIS INCLUDES Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 67 and 72. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for south central, southeastern and east central Kentucky. && LAT...LON 3748 8439 3747 8438 3750 8435 3754 8435 3753 8430 3752 8430 3751 8426 3752 8420 3756 8416 3757 8409 3765 8413 3767 8409 3773 8409 3775 8405 3750 8396 3743 8441 TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 250DEG 23KT 3757 8426 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ GEERTSON