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Special Weather Statement for Pulaski; Laurel; Whitley +1 more

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Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Whitley
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At 837 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Sublimity City, or near London, moving southeast at 35 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......

What the bulletin says to do

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.

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At 837 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Sublimity City, or near London, moving southeast at 35 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... London, Fariston, Wood Creek Lake, Pittsburg, Moore Hill, Lily, North Corbin, Cranes Nest, Bunch, Hightop, London-Corbin Airport, Bark Camp, Rye, Gray, Holly Bay Rec. Area, Tuttle, Billows, Levi Jackson S.P., Barton, and Grove. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Hal Rogers Parkway near mile marker 1. Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 25 and 48. Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 11. Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 37 and 40. U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between mile markers 20 and 26. U.S. Highway 25 East in Laurel County between mile markers 0 and 2.

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    Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 8:37PM 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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