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

KYZ088-113-115-117-118-180230-
Perry KY-Knott KY-Harlan KY-Letcher KY-Leslie KY-
938 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HARLAN...CENTRAL
LESLIE...LETCHER...SOUTHEASTERN PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT COUNTIES
THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...

At 937 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Cutshin, or 7 miles southeast of Hyden, moving
east at 25 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...
Hazard, Whitesburg, Hyden, Letcher, Cumberland, Jenkins,
Fleming-Neon, Lynch, Benham, Vicco, Blackey, Big Fork, Cody,
Leatherwood, Hoskinston, Van, Colly, Louellen, Premium, and Sergent.

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 3705 8350 3727 8335 3719 8259 3715 8263
      3712 8272 3705 8272 3701 8278 3701 8283
      3698 8287 3693 8286 3691 8288 3690 8287
      3688 8289 3686 8296
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 279DEG 21KT 3710 8326 

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

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