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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
811 WWUS83 KJKL 162254 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 654 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 KYZ113-118-162330- Knott KY-Letcher KY- 654 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL LETCHER AND CENTRAL KNOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT... At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hindman, moving southeast 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... Hindman, Bath, Pippa Passes, Drew, Cody, May, Pine Top, Leburn, Carr Creek, Isom, Kite, Nealy, Omaha, Colson, Amelia, Redfox, Ivis, Democrat, Larkslane, and Garner. THIS INCLUDES Kentucky Highway 80 in Knott County between mile markers 6 and 13. 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 3733 8307 3744 8296 3728 8272 3727 8273 3714 8294 TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 312DEG 18KT 3732 8297 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JP