Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
400 WWUS83 KJKL 262354 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 754 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 KYZ104-106-107-270030- Elliott KY-Johnson KY-Morgan KY- 754 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MORGAN... NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON AND SOUTHERN ELLIOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT... At 754 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Steele, or near Sandy Hook, moving east at 30 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... West Liberty, Sandy Hook, Lenox, Moon, Lick Branch, Little Sandy, Galen, Flatgap, Jeptha, Barnrock, Wrigley, Lytten, Elna, Gillem Branch, Redbush, Relief, Kerz, Elamton, Pomp, and Isonville. THIS INCLUDES U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County between mile markers 13 and 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern, northeastern and east central Kentucky. && LAT...LON 3811 8289 3809 8293 3805 8295 3803 8300 3798 8302 3796 8299 3800 8296 3800 8293 3796 8282 3793 8276 3787 8276 3793 8329 3811 8328 3813 8290 TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 272DEG 26KT 3802 8315 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ VORST