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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
937 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
KYZ088-118-081400-
HARLAN KY-LETCHER KY-
937 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HARLAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN LETCHER COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM EDT...
AT 936 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
OVEN FORK, OR NEAR WHITESBURG, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
OSCALOOSA, FLINT, OVEN FORK, COLLY, BELLCRAFT, TRAILER, PAYNE GAP,
DONGOLA, SERGENT, LEWIS CREEK, KINGS CREEK, ERMINE, CLUTTS,
PARTRIDGE, MAGGARD, WHITESBURG, LYNCH, WHITCO, ICE, AND BENHAM.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 23 IN LETHCHER COUNTY NEAR MILE MARKER 1.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3696 8299 3714 8289 3716 8263 3715 8263
3712 8272 3705 8272 3703 8275 3701 8279
3701 8283 3699 8284 3698 8287 3693 8286
3692 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 1336Z 273DEG 22KT 3705 8281
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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