Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
323 WWUS83 KJKL 262152 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 552 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 KYZ110-119-120-262230- Martin KY-Floyd KY-Pike KY- 552 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MARTIN...NORTHEASTERN FLOYD AND NORTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 552 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over McCombs, or 9 miles east of Prestonsburg, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Forest Hills, Huddy, Turkey Creek, Endicott, Pilgrim, Belfry, Coalpoint, Whitepost, Conder, Piso, McClure, Jarad, Threeforks, Rural, Moree, Gulnare, Hatfield Station, Heisey, Heenan, and Pleasant. THIS INCLUDES U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County between mile markers 10 and 24. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern and northeastern Kentucky. && LAT...LON 3757 8219 3758 8265 3773 8267 3772 8264 3775 8264 3781 8238 3777 8233 3776 8233 3776 8231 3774 8233 3770 8230 3767 8230 3766 8224 3762 8221 3763 8220 TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 261DEG 24KT 3767 8259 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ VORST