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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 3:47 PM May. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LAUREL... NORTHWESTERN LESLIE...OWSLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN FLOYD...BREATHITT... CENTRAL MAGOFFIN...SOUTHEASTERN LEE...SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE AND NORTHERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 PM EDT... At 1147 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Cornelia to Shepherdtown. Movement was east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Jackson, Salyersville, Manchester, Booneville, Mason, Simpson, Buckhorn, Turin, Travellers Rest, Southfork, Cowcreek, Fogertown, Tyner, Privett, Noctor, West Royalton Station, Shepherdtown, Gapville, Evanston, and Levi. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway near mile marker 51, and between mile markers 72 and 76. Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 25 and 42. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for south central, southeastern and northeastern Kentucky. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 3:10 PM May. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 261 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BATH ELLIOTT ESTILL MENIFEE MONTGOMERY POWELL ROWAN IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY JOHNSON MARTIN IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY LAUREL MCCREARY PULASKI ROCKCASTLE WAYNE WHITLEY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY BELL BREATHITT CLAY FLOYD HARLAN JACKSON KNOTT KNOX LEE LESLIE LETCHER MAGOFFIN MORGAN OWSLEY PERRY PIKE WOLFE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANNVILLE, BARBOURVILLE, BEATTYVILLE, BOONEVILLE, BRODHEAD, BURNSIDE, CAMARGO, CAMPTON, CLAY CITY, COAL RUN, CORBIN, CUMBERLAND, ELKHORN CITY, FRENCHBURG, HARLAN, HAZARD, HINDMAN, HYDEN, INEZ, IRVINE, JACKSON, JEFFERSONVILLE, JENKINS, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MCKEE, MIDDLESBORO, MONTICELLO, MOREHEAD, MOUNT STERLING, MOUNT VERNON, OWINGSVILLE, PAINTSVILLE, PIKEVILLE, PINEVILLE, PIPPA PASSES, PRESTONSBURG, RAVENNA, SALYERSVILLE, SANDY HOOK, SOMERSET, SOUTH WILLIAMSON, STANTON, STEARNS, WEST LIBERTY, WHEELWRIGHT, WHITESBURG, WHITLEY CITY, AND WILLIAMSBURG.
Flood Watch
Issued: 1:46 PM May. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, south central, and southeast Kentucky, including the following counties, in east central Kentucky, Elliott, Estill, Menifee and Powell. In northeast Kentucky, Johnson and Martin. In south central Kentucky, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne and Whitley. In southeast Kentucky, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Knott, Knox, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Wolfe. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rounds of showers and thunderstorms containing torrential downpours will impact the area through tonight. Some locations will receive multiple rounds and heavy rainfall, potentially leading to instances of high water and flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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