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Special Weather Statement for Johnson; Floyd; Martin +1 more

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Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike
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At 140 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from South Williamson to Heenan to Bays Branch. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects....

What the bulletin says to do

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for southeastern and northeastern Kentucky.

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Bulletin details

At 140 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from South Williamson to Heenan to Bays Branch. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Pikeville, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, Coal Run Village, Forest Hills, Huddy, Meta, Jamboree, Oaklawn Estates, Lancer, Piso, Betsy Layne, Ivel, Jarad, Woodman, Threeforks, Auxier, Hatfield Station, Justell, and Heenan. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Kentucky Highway 3 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 4. Kentucky Highway 3 in Johnson County U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County between mile markers 1 and 24. U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 10. U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County mile marker 0 and near mile marker 2. U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 26 and 32.

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    Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 1:41PM 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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