Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY

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792 WWUS83 KJKL 062150 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 550 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 KYZ084-085-062230- McCreary KY-Whitley KY- 550 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY AND SOUTHERN WHITLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 550 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Zion Hill, or 10 miles east of Oneida, 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... Dixie, Siler, Ayers, Gatliff, Packard, Zion Hill, Wilkerson, Red Ash, Lot, Pearl, Pleasant View, Saxton, Goins, Strunk, Hollyhill, Polly Camp, Mountain Ash, Nevisdale, and Pine Knot. THIS INCLUDES Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 1 and 7. 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. && LAT...LON 3660 8451 3667 8437 3671 8392 3666 8392 3665 8395 3660 8392 3659 8393 TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 268DEG 25KT 3657 8432 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ GREIF