575  
WFUS53 KJKL 170257  
TORJKL  
KYC199-170345-  
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0025.250517T0257Z-250517T0345Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
1057 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
 
* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1057 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SOMERSET  
PULASKI AIRPORT, OR OVER SOMERSET, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
SOMERSET AROUND 1100 PM EDT.  
GRADE AROUND 1105 PM EDT.  
DYKES AROUND 1110 PM EDT.  
MOUNT VICTORY AROUND 1115 PM EDT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A  
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY  
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN  
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT  
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3714 8477 3720 8436 3699 8434 3697 8434  
3696 8436 3699 8477  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 264DEG 40KT 3706 8465  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
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