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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
187 WWUS83 KJKL 180027 SPSJKL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 827 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 KYZ050-059-180100- Montgomery KY-Powell KY- 827 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN POWELL AND SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT... At 826 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Westbend, or 8 miles south of Mount Sterling, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Stanton, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Clay City, Westbend, Levee, Powell Valley, Bean, Waltersville, Lucky Stop, Virden, Rosslyn, Cat Creek, and Knowlton. THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 12 and 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3798 8378 3794 8377 3792 8376 3778 8383 3789 8400 3790 8399 3792 8399 3793 8397 3801 8401 TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 290DEG 23KT 3795 8399 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ HAL