Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
616 WWUS83 KJKL 172308 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 708 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 KYZ108-112-172330- Breathitt KY-Wolfe KY- 708 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL BREATHITT AND SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT... At 707 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Shockey, or 8 miles north of Jackson, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Simpson, Lower Gilmore, Rosefork, Belknap, Helechawa, Burkhart, Lexie, Taulbee, Malaga, Upper Gilmore, Gilmore, Rock Lick, Lee City, Moct, Shockey, Paxton, and Mountain Valley. THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 53 and 58. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3778 8334 3778 8333 3776 8333 3774 8330 3774 8329 3772 8328 3767 8325 3763 8335 3769 8349 3779 8335 TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 144DEG 13KT 3768 8334 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ GEERTSON