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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
113 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

KYZ050-058>060-068-069-079-080-108-111-114-116-270600-
Jackson KY-Montgomery KY-Menifee KY-Lee KY-Clay KY-Estill KY-
Owsley KY-Rockcastle KY-Powell KY-Wolfe KY-Laurel KY-Pulaski KY-
113 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT POWELL...NORTHERN LAUREL...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHWESTERN OWSLEY...ESTILL...NORTHERN
PULASKI...JACKSON...ROCKCASTLE...SOUTHERN MENIFEE...LEE...
NORTHWESTERN WOLFE AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM
EDT...

At 113 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles north of Richmond to 7 miles northwest
of Conway to 6 miles northwest of Gum Sulphur to near Science Hill.
Movement was east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Stanton, Irvine, Mount Vernon, Beattyville, McKee, Frenchburg, Boone,
Clay City, Fincastle, Science Hill, Ravenna, Wellington, Campsites in
the Indian Creek area of the Daniel Boone National Forrest, Pilot,
Donaro, Travellers Rest, Bummer, Bowen, Kimbrell, and Shop Branch.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 13 and 41.
 Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 42 and
72.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County near mile marker 4.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 34 and
37.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for south central,
southeastern and east central Kentucky.

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LAT...LON 3736 8456 3733 8451 3748 8445 3747 8438
      3754 8435 3751 8426 3757 8409 3764 8413
      3767 8409 3781 8410 3781 8412 3782 8409
      3783 8400 3787 8403 3791 8399 3795 8347
      3763 8365 3753 8376 3716 8388 3716 8483
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 259DEG 53KT 3784 8427 3752 8446 3749 8453 3720
8461

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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JP