Special Weather Statement for Rockcastle; Pulaski; Laurel +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Whitley
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What is happening
At 1119 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Level Green, or 10 miles southwest of Mount Vernon, moving south at 45 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...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for south central Kentucky.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1119 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Level Green, or 10 miles southwest of Mount Vernon, moving south at 45 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... Sand Springs, Bobtown, Cumberland Falls S.P., Pongo, Woodstock, Huxley, Wabp, Mount Victory, Deering, Hansford, Dabney, Valley Oak, Bunch, Faber, Youngs Creek, Bark Camp, Rye, Honeybee, Holly Bay Rec. Area, and Billows. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 21 and 24. Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County near mile marker 1. Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 26 and 40.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 11:19PM 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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