Special Weather Statement for Montgomery; Bath; Estill +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell
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What is happening
At 939 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty outflow winds from strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mount Sterling to near Cressy to 8 miles north of Richmond. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 939 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty outflow winds from strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mount Sterling to near Cressy to 8 miles north of Richmond. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Mount Sterling, Stanton, Irvine, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Clay City, Ravenna, Clay Lick, Levee, Cornwell, Kimbrell, Rice Station, Rothwell, Kings Station, Calloway Crossing, Wiseman Crossing Station, Winston, Virden, Prewitt, and Wisemantown. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 13 and 25. Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 105 and 115.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 9:40PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
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Source and limitations
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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