Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
242 WWUS83 KJKL 262232 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 632 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 KYZ108-109-112-262300- Breathitt KY-Magoffin KY-Wolfe KY- 632 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BREATHITT...WEST CENTRAL MAGOFFIN AND EAST CENTRAL WOLFE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT... At 632 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elkatawa, or over Jackson, moving northeast 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... Jackson, Simpson, Burkhart, Daisydell, Noctor, Rock Lick, Vancleve, Moct, Wilhurst, War Creek, Elkatawa, Inverness, Bays, Lunah, Sewell, Haddix, Taulbee, Guage, Dumont, and Seiltz. THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway near mile marker 66. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern Kentucky. && LAT...LON 3754 8304 3744 8346 3759 8354 3772 8328 3771 8326 3773 8326 3775 8321 TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 247DEG 32KT 3756 8342 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ VORST