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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
201 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

KYZ118-120-051815-
Pike KY-Letcher KY-
201 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LETCHER AND
SOUTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

At 201 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lowndes, or 10 miles northeast of Whitesburg, moving northeast at 30
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...
Fleming-Neon, Adamson, Horn, Shelby Gap, Hemphill, Ehkhorn Mine, Neon
Junction, Beefhide, Chip, Cromona, Potters Fork, Baker, Whitaker,
Dunham, Haymond, Lowndes, McRoberts, and Tolliver Town.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 U.S. Highway 23 in Lethcher County between mile markers 3 and 7.
 U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 0 and 3.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
southeastern Kentucky.

&&

LAT...LON 3716 8272 3722 8276 3729 8262 3722 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 242DEG 25KT 3721 8268

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

$$

GEERTSON