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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
129 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

KYZ080-085>087-116-161800-
Whitley KY-Clay KY-Knox KY-Bell KY-Laurel KY-
129 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL...CENTRAL
BELL...KNOX...NORTH CENTRAL WHITLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES
THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

At 128 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gray, or 8 miles northwest of Barbourville, moving east 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...
Barbourville, Artemus, Brightshade, Swan Lake, Moore Hill, Barnyard,
Salt Gum, North Corbin, Jarvis, Cranes Nest, Blanche, Girdler, Rella,
Ice Cliff, Avis, Gray, Dewitt, Flat Lick, Wilton, and Himyar.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 30 and
31.
 U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between mile markers 1 and 26.
 U.S. Highway 25 East in Laurel County between mile markers 0 and 1.

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.

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LAT...LON 3684 8411 3702 8411 3705 8362 3678 8363
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 271DEG 27KT 3693 8402

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

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