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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
610 WWUS83 KJKL 302017 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 417 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 KYZ084>088-116-117-302100- McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Clay KY-Knox KY-Bell KY-Harlan KY-Leslie KY- 417 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HARLAN...BELL... KNOX...SOUTHWESTERN LESLIE...EASTERN MCCREARY...WHITLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Woollum to Rockholds to Beulah Heights. Movement was southeast at 35 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... Williamsburg, Barbourville, Harlan, Pineville, Loyall, Wallins Creek, Julip, Sandy Fork, Brightshade, Varilla, Swan Lake, Cumberland Falls S.P., Zion Hill, Coldiron, Ponza, Black Snake, Gausdale, Erose, Cranes Nest, and Blanche. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 1 and 22. U.S. Highway 25 East in Bell County between mile markers 3 and 18. U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between mile markers 1 and 23. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3659 8426 3688 8455 3688 8416 3698 8398 3698 8396 3701 8393 3709 8379 3688 8326 3662 8370 3659 8405 TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 304DEG 30KT 3701 8379 3684 8409 3681 8445 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RAY