Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
215 WWUS83 KJKL 171932 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 332 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 KYZ051-052-060-104-106-172000- Rowan KY-Elliott KY-Menifee KY-Morgan KY-Bath KY- 332 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MORGAN...SOUTHEASTERN BATH...NORTHEASTERN MENIFEE...SOUTH CENTRAL ROWAN AND SOUTHWESTERN ELLIOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Big Woods, or 8 miles east of Frenchburg, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... West Liberty, Sandy Hook, Henry, Wellington, Zag, Florress, Yale, Lick Branch, Index, Pekin, Omer, Bangor, Ratlitt, White Oak, Zilpo, Wrigley, Mariba, Ezel, Woodsbend, and Cottle. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3811 8312 3785 8314 3784 8315 3790 8359 3808 8358 TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 272DEG 20KT 3799 8347 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DJ