Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Harlan, KY; Letcher, KY
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SVRJKL The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Harlan County in southeastern Kentucky... Southwestern Letcher County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 455 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bailey Creek, or 8 miles northeast...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Bulletin details
SVRJKL The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Harlan County in southeastern Kentucky... Southwestern Letcher County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 455 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bailey Creek, or 8 miles northeast of Harlan, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Evarts around 500 PM EDT. Holmes Mill around 510 PM EDT.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 4:55PM EDT until August 17 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Jackson KY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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