723  
WFUS53 KJKL 170407  
TORJKL  
KYC051-109-125-199-203-170500-  
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0029.250517T0407Z-250517T0500Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
1207 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
EAST CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
 
* UNTIL 100 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 1207 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BENT, OR 13 MILES EAST OF SOMERSET, MOVING  
EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
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.  
 
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
BUNCH AROUND 1215 AM EDT.  
LONDON AROUND 1220 AM EDT.  
EAST BERNSTADT AROUND 1225 AM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
MAPLESVILLE, LANGNAU AND MARYDELL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3731 8370 3705 8366 3704 8386 3705 8386  
3704 8389 3702 8449 3720 8453  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0407Z 263DEG 36KT 3712 8436  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
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