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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
536 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025
 

KYZ068-079-080-084-085-072230-
McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Rockcastle KY-Laurel KY-Pulaski KY-
536 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LAUREL...SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...
NORTHEASTERN MCCREARY...SOUTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE AND NORTHWESTERN
WHITLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

At 536 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mount Victory, or 13 miles east of Somerset, moving northeast at 15
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...
London, Fariston, Wood Creek Lake, Pittsburg, Lily, Huxley, Lamero,
Mount Victory, Bunch, Mershons, Hightop, Hazel Patch, London-Corbin
Airport, Camp Wildcat, Holly Bay Rec. Area, East Bernstadt, Billows,
Levi Jackson S.P., Hare, and Bernstadt.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 1 and 2.
 Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 28 and
50.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 11.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 37 and
40.
 U.S. Highway 25 East in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 2.

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.

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LAT...LON 3689 8440 3704 8450 3732 8414 3699 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 240DEG 14KT 3702 8437 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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JP