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Tornado Warning
Issued: 4:33 AM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL LESLIE...WEST CENTRAL LETCHER...SOUTHERN PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT AND EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES... At 1232 AM EDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located over Bobs Fork, or near Hyden, moving east at 40 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible. Locations impacted include... Hyden, Frew, Hazard, Viper, Vicco and Elic. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && TORNADO...OBSERVED; TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 3:38 AM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Martin County in northeastern Kentucky... Breathitt County in southeastern Kentucky... East Central Clay County in southeastern Kentucky... Floyd County in southeastern Kentucky... Knott County in southeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Lee County in southeastern Kentucky... Northern Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky... Letcher County in southeastern Kentucky... Southern Magoffin County in southeastern Kentucky... Perry County in southeastern Kentucky... Pike County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 430 AM EDT. * At 1138 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Pikeville, Hazard, Prestonsburg, Jackson, Whitesburg, Hindman, Hyden, Letcher, Estill, Bath, Jenkins, Coal Run Village, Elkhorn City, Wheelwright, Fleming-Neon, Martin, Pippa Passes, Forest Hills, Wayland and Vicco. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Tornado Watch
Issued: 11:17 PM May. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 269 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 33 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BATH ELLIOTT ESTILL FLEMING 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, FLEMINGSBURG, 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: 11:15 PM May. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 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...Until 4 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Following showers and thunderstorms earlier today that produced heavy rainfall, additional thunderstorms containing torrential downpours will impact the area through tonight. Some locations will receive multiple rounds of 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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