927  
WWUS83 KJKL 082132  
SPSJKL  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
532 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
KYZ086>088-082215-  
KNOX KY-BELL KY-HARLAN KY-  
532 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN
 
CENTRAL  
BELL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KNOX COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...  
 
AT 532 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
INGRAM, OR NEAR PINEVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 25 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...  
ELYS, EAST PINEVILLE, ARTEMUS, WALLSEND, VARILLA, INGRAM, SHELALY,  
PONZA, BLACK SNAKE, WARREN, STRAIGHT CREEK, BLANCHE, CARY, CUBAGE,  
WHEELER, FOURMILE, CLEAR CREEK SPRINGS, WASIOTO, MELDRUM, AND AVIS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
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 3.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3672 8390 3685 8384 3679 8340 3666 8345  
3667 8351 3665 8355 3665 8356 3664 8358  
3664 8361 3662 8363 3662 8364 3661 8367  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 288DEG 23KT 3676 8380  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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