Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
903 WWUS83 KPAH 172341 SPSPAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Paducah KY 641 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 KYZ016-017-021-022-180015- Muhlenberg KY-Todd KY-Christian KY-Hopkins KY- 641 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MUHLENBERG...CENTRAL CHRISTIAN... SOUTHEASTERN HOPKINS AND NORTHERN TODD COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM CDT... At 640 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southeast of Dunmor to 6 miles southwest of Weir to near Hopkinsville. Movement was north at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Hopkinsville, Central City, Nortonville, Crofton, Powderly, Graham, Greenville, Weir, Dunmor, White Plains, Drakesboro, Hawkins, Everett, Allegre, and Clifty. This includes the following highways... Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 78 and 80. Western Kentucky Parkway between Mile Markers 39 and 56. Pennyrile Parkway between Mile Markers 3 and 34. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3711 8691 3709 8689 3707 8695 3706 8705 3692 8705 3693 8725 3674 8755 3705 8769 3730 8730 3725 8695 3724 8694 3723 8691 3722 8691 3721 8690 3719 8691 3718 8689 3718 8692 3714 8693 3711 8689 TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 169DEG 26KT 3700 8688 3705 8726 3688 8753 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DWS