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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
551 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2025
KYZ106-107-109-119-052215-
MARTIN KY-JOHNSON KY-MAGOFFIN KY-MORGAN KY-
551 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2025
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MARTIN
EAST
CENTRAL MORGAN...NORTHERN JOHNSON AND NORTH CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 551 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER ELNA, OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLAINE, MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE 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...
PAINTSVILLE, ADD, BROWNLOW, FLAT FORK, TUTOR KEY, MOON, OIL SPRINGS,
GALEN, WHITEHOUSE, FLATGAP, HARGIS, CYRUS, BARNROCK, CHESTNUT, RIVER,
NIPPA, OFFUTT, MILO, ELNA, AND GILLEM BRANCH.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 23 IN JOHNSON COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
8 AND 16.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3779 8304 3797 8311 3800 8302 3798 8302
3796 8299 3800 8296 3800 8293 3796 8282
3789 8268 3788 8262 3789 8260 3792 8260
3793 8258 3795 8258 3796 8255 3789 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 251DEG 30KT 3792 8299
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MARCUS
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