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WWUS83 KLMK 081757
SPSLMK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1257 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
KYZ072-073-081830-
SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-
1257 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL SIMPSON AND
SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT...
AT 1256 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF SCOTTSVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
SCOTTSVILLE, ALLEN SPRINGS, WEST FORK, YESSE, MCELROY FORD, HALIFAX,
CHAPEL HILL, RED HILL, GAINESVILLE, AND POPE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3674 8646 3681 8643 3681 8640 3678 8640
3686 8628 3685 8614 3668 8627
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 293DEG 6KT 3679 8633
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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