Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
998 WWUS83 KJKL 241651 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 1251 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 KYZ088-113-115-118-120-241715- Perry KY-Pike KY-Knott KY-Harlan KY-Letcher KY- 1251 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HARLAN...LETCHER... SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN KNOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT... At 1250 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Ivan to Hiram. Movement was northeast at 40 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... Whitesburg, Letcher, Bath, Cumberland, Jenkins, Elkhorn City, Fleming-Neon, Lynch, Benham, Blackey, Cody, Van, Colly, Premium, Nealy, Sergent, Gilley, Redfox, Ivan, and Clutts. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... U.S. Highway 23 in Lethcher County between mile markers 1 and 7. U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 0 and 9. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3727 8235 3723 8250 3712 8272 3705 8272 3701 8278 3701 8283 3698 8287 3695 8286 3694 8315 3717 8309 3729 8285 3731 8273 3729 8273 3729 8270 3732 8267 3738 8220 TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 245DEG 35KT 3727 8282 3698 8306 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ VORST