Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
994 WWUS83 KJKL 082332 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 732 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 KYZ068-079-080-090015- Rockcastle KY-Laurel KY-Pulaski KY- 732 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LAUREL...CENTRAL PULASKI AND SOUTHERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT... At 732 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Science Hill, or near Somerset, 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... Somerset, Science Hill, Camp Wildcat, Sand Hill, Stab, Bobtown, Wood Creek Lake, Billows, Pongo, Woodstock, Bernstadt, Shopville, Bloss, Hansford, Dabney, Valley Oak, Bent, Luner, Bunch, and Hogue. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 47 and 54. Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 7. Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 20 and 40. Louis B. Nunn Parkway PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3723 8473 3724 8472 3730 8419 3709 8416 3710 8477 TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 266DEG 30KT 3717 8462 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JP