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Tornado Watch
Issued: 8:48 PM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 302 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY JOHNSON MARTIN IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY FLOYD KNOTT LETCHER PIKE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COAL RUN, ELKHORN CITY, HINDMAN, INEZ, JENKINS, PAINTSVILLE, PIKEVILLE, PIPPA PASSES, PRESTONSBURG, SOUTH WILLIAMSON, WHEELWRIGHT, AND WHITESBURG.
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:38 PM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MARTIN...EAST CENTRAL MORGAN... NORTHERN LETCHER...JOHNSON...KNOTT...FLOYD...EAST CENTRAL BREATHITT...WESTERN PIKE AND EASTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT... At 438 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Gillem Branch to Fredville to Carbon Glow. Movement was east 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... Pikeville, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, Hindman, Inez, Estill, Bath, Jenkins, Coal Run Village, Wheelwright, Fleming-Neon, Martin, Pippa Passes, Wayland, Warfield, Allen, Meta, Cody, Pilgrim, and Oaklawn Estates. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Kentucky Highway 3 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 4. Kentucky Highway 3 in Johnson County Kentucky Highway 3 in Martin County between mile markers 1 and 9. Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 14. Kentucky Highway 80 in Knott County between mile markers 6 and 20. U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County between mile markers 1 and 10. U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 21. U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County between mile markers 0 and 16. U.S. Highway 23 in Lethcher County between mile markers 1 and 7. U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 0 and 32. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southeastern, northeastern and east central Kentucky. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Flood Watch
Issued: 3:58 PM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...The Flood Watch includes the Kentucky counties of Bath, Elliott, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Rowan, Johnson, Martin, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Knott, Knox, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, and Wolfe. * WHEN...The Flood Watch is in effect through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple periods of showers and thunderstorms containing torrential downpours are expected to impact the area this afternoon and evening. A widespread 1 to 2 inches of rainfall is anticipated across the watch area. However, localized amounts of 2 to 3 inches or more are possible in locations where thunderstorms are most persistent. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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