Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
382 WWUS83 KJKL 270256 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 1056 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 KYZ085>088-270345- Whitley KY-Knox KY-Bell KY-Harlan KY- 1056 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN...BELL...KNOX AND EASTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM EDT... At 1056 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Siler, or 10 miles east of Williamsburg, moving east at 35 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... Barbourville, Harlan, Pineville, Middlesboro, Loyall, Wallins Creek, Julip, Bledsoe, Varilla, Swan Lake, Coldiron, Ponza, Black Snake, Gausdale, Erose, Blanche, Cubage, Rella, Dixie, and Wasioto. 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. && LAT...LON 3659 8406 3692 8419 3698 8368 3696 8364 3694 8351 3692 8349 3690 8351 3688 8346 3689 8341 3692 8340 3693 8334 3672 8327 3667 8343 3667 8353 3662 8364 3658 8369 TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 261DEG 30KT 3669 8398 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ GREIF