Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
460 WWUS83 KJKL 172123 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 523 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 KYZ107-109-110-172200- Floyd KY-Johnson KY-Magoffin KY- 523 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN FLOYD AND NORTHEASTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 522 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Leander, or near Paintsville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Paintsville, Prestonsburg, Allen, Bradley, Oaklawn Estates, East Point, Fitz, Oil Springs, Lancer, Ivyton, Dobson, Collista, West Van Lear, Dotson, Mashfork, Denver, Conley, Buffalo, Swamp Branch, and Hagerhill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3759 8274 3771 8303 3785 8297 3778 8266 3777 8265 3775 8266 3775 8264 TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 287DEG 24KT 3776 8287 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ HAL