Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
112 WWUS83 KJKL 251830 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 230 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 KYZ107-109-110-113-119-120-251900- Martin KY-Floyd KY-Pike KY-Knott KY-Johnson KY-Magoffin KY- 230 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN MARTIN...SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON...CENTRAL KNOTT...FLOYD...WESTERN PIKE AND SOUTHEASTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT... At 229 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Dotson to Handshoe to Mallie. Movement was northeast at 25 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... Pikeville, Prestonsburg, Hindman, Inez, Estill, Coal Run Village, Wheelwright, Martin, Pippa Passes, Wayland, Allen, Oaklawn Estates, Handshoe, Davella, Glo, Lancer, Nealy, McDowell, Ivis, and Ivan. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Kentucky Highway 3 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 4. Kentucky Highway 3 in Johnson County Kentucky Highway 3 in Martin County between mile markers 1 and 9. Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 14. Kentucky Highway 80 in Knott County between mile markers 10 and 20. U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 21. U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County between mile markers 0 and 1. U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 8 and 16, between mile markers 24 and 25, and between mile markers 27 and 32. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3760 8254 3732 8252 3724 8296 3744 8298 3750 8296 3750 8295 3752 8296 3771 8291 3793 8249 TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 243DEG 21KT 3765 8287 3747 8291 3730 8290 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ VORST