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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:00 AM May. 21, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Harlan County in southeastern Kentucky... East central Laurel County in south central Kentucky... Bell County in southeastern Kentucky... Knox County in southeastern Kentucky... Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Owsley County in southeastern Kentucky... Perry County in southeastern Kentucky... Northwestern Knott County in southeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Whitley County in south central Kentucky... Southern Breathitt County in southeastern Kentucky... Clay County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 1045 PM EDT. * At 1000 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Turin to near Red Ash, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Barbourville around 1005 PM EDT. Buckhorn around 1010 PM EDT. Copland around 1015 PM EDT. Pineville around 1020 PM EDT. Hyden around 1025 PM EDT. Hazard around 1030 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Elys. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for south central and southeastern Kentucky. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for south central and southeastern Kentucky. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Tornado Watch
Issued: 1:58 AM May. 21, 2025 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 308 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY ESTILL POWELL IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY LAUREL MCCREARY WHITLEY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY BELL BREATHITT CLAY HARLAN JACKSON KNOTT KNOX LEE LESLIE LETCHER OWSLEY PERRY WOLFE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANNVILLE, BARBOURVILLE, BEATTYVILLE, BOONEVILLE, CAMPTON, CLAY CITY, CORBIN, CUMBERLAND, HARLAN, HAZARD, HINDMAN, HYDEN, IRVINE, JACKSON, JENKINS, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MCKEE, MIDDLESBORO, PINEVILLE, PIPPA PASSES, RAVENNA, STANTON, STEARNS, WHITESBURG, WHITLEY CITY, AND WILLIAMSBURG.
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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