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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
855 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

KYZ044-170130-
Fleming KY-
855 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN FLEMING COUNTY
THROUGH 930 PM EDT...

At 854 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Elizaville, or near Flemingsburg, moving east at 35 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...
Flemingsburg, Pecks Ridge, Craintown, Mount Carmel, Nepton,
Wallingford, Poplar Plains, Foxport, Elizaville, Tilton, and
Flemingsburg Junction.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3852 8363 3850 8362 3850 8361 3849 8359
3843 8358 3841 8352 3841 8351 3840 8350
3840 8348 3839 8347 3834 8381 3846 8386
3852 8364
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 251DEG 32KT 3843 8381

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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