Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
541 WWUS83 KJKL 172335 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 735 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 KYZ110-180000- Floyd KY- 735 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTY THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 734 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wayland, or 13 miles northeast of Hindman, moving northeast at 10 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... Estill, Martin, Wayland, East McDowell, Hunter, Hueysville, Harold, Glo, Printer, Langley, Aluba, McDowell, Dana, Betsy Layne, Alphoretta, Honaker, Minnie, Porter Junction, Drift, and Blue Moon. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 2 and 10. U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 2. 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 3741 8272 3745 8283 3746 8283 3747 8284 3761 8283 3755 8262 TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 205DEG 8KT 3746 8279 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ GEOGERIAN