Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 30 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 30, 2025 - 7:45am
Expires:
May 30, 2025 - 8:15am
Description:
At 1044 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Talcum to Wendover to Scalf. Movement was east
at 40 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...
Hazard, Hindman, Hyden, Letcher, Bath, Pippa Passes, Vicco, Wallins
Creek, Blackey, Elic, Big Fork, Cody, Sandy Fork, Leatherwood,
Hoskinston, Bledsoe, Carr Creek, Emmalena, Coldiron, and Nealy.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 53 and 59.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Knott County between mile markers 1 and 9.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Perry County between mile markers 9 and 15.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Knox; Bell; Harlan; Knott; Perry; Clay; Leslie; Letcher
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY