Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 23 at 4:12PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 23, 2025 - 1:12pm
Expires:
April 23, 2025 - 1:45pm
Description:
At 411 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Sloans Valley to near Honeybee to near Duckrun.
Movement was east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Sloans Valley, Corbin, Cumberland Falls S.P., Clio, Huxley, Mount
Victory, Goldbug, Deering, Krupp, Faber, Wofford, Youngs Creek, Rye,
Bark Camp, Honeybee, Holly Bay Rec. Area, Greenwood, Beulah Heights,
Alpine, and Barton.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 15 and
29.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Laurel County near mile marker 2.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Pulaski; Laurel; McCreary; Whitley
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY