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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
659 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

KYZ027-061>063-071>074-051245-
Hart KY-Grayson KY-Warren KY-Simpson KY-Allen KY-Edmonson KY-
Barren KY-Butler KY-
659 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SIMPSON...WEST
CENTRAL HART...WESTERN ALLEN...NORTHEASTERN BUTLER...GRAYSON...
WARREN...NORTHWESTERN BARREN AND EDMONSON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 AM
CDT...

At 659 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Leitchfield to Mount
Victor to 6 miles northwest of Portland. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Bowling Green, Leitchfield, Scottsville, Brownsville, Plum Springs,
Memphis Junction, Mount Victor, Crestmoor, Franklin, and Lee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

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LAT...LON 3665 8659 3665 8662 3695 8649 3745 8660
      3757 8620 3756 8618 3757 8617 3756 8615
      3757 8613 3703 8604 3664 8623 3665 8651
      3664 8657
TIME...MOT...LOC 1159Z 265DEG 18KT 3740 8642 3696 8641 3665 8661

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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