Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
878 WWUS83 KJKL 042254 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 654 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 KYZ058-059-111-042345- Lee KY-Estill KY-Powell KY- 654 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN POWELL...ESTILL AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT... At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Jinks, or near Irvine, moving east at 30 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... Irvine, Beattyville, Fincastle, Ravenna, Pilot, Leeco, Rice Station, Kings Station, Pinnacle, Patsey, Wisemantown, Weedon, Drip Rock, Blanton Flats, Knowlton, Alumbaugh, Rogers Chapel, Evelyn, Pitts, and Texola. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3784 8372 3776 8368 3772 8371 3769 8365 3759 8360 3757 8394 3758 8397 3756 8403 3757 8408 3764 8413 3767 8409 3768 8410 TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 249DEG 25KT 3761 8402 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ GREIF