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Special Weather Statement for Rockcastle; Pulaski; Laurel +2 more

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At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Science Hill to Somerset to Delta. Movement was east 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...

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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.

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At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Science Hill to Somerset to Delta. Movement was east 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... Somerset, Science Hill, Burnside, Sand Springs, Sloans Valley, Bobtown, Pongo, Bronston, Woodstock, Huxley, Wabp, Mount Victory, Hansford, Dabney, Valley Oak, Somerset Pulaski Airport, Bunch, Kidder, Hogue, and Wellhope. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 50 and 58. Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 4. Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 17 and 40. Louis B. Nunn Parkway

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    Special Weather Statement issued August 1 at 2:14PM 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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