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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1002 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
 

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McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Knox KY-Bell KY-
1002 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BELL...SOUTHWESTERN
KNOX...SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY AND WHITLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM
EDT...

At 1002 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Zion Hill, or 9 miles south of Williamsburg,
moving northeast at 30 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...
Williamsburg, Julip, Swan Lake, Zion Hill, Clate, Birdseye, Red Ash,
Verne, Goldbug, Gausdale, King, Louden, Krupp, Pruden, Polly Camp,
Nevisdale, Bon, Dixie, Siler, and Frakes.

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.

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.

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LAT...LON 3659 8430 3682 8439 3695 8394 3660 8380
      3658 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 245DEG 25KT 3660 8421 

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

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GREIF