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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
733 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

KYZ112-090000-
Breathitt KY-
733 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT COUNTY
THROUGH 800 PM EDT...

At 733 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Elkatawa, or over Jackson, moving northeast at 10 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...
Jackson, Simpson, Keck, Noctor, Vancleve, Rock Lick, Wilstacy, Moct,
Frozen Creek, Quicksand, Wilhurst, War Creek, Gentry, Elkatawa,
Sikes, Inverness, Chenowee, Sewell, Haddix, and Taulbee.

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.

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LAT...LON 3768 8334 3768 8329 3747 8318 3749 8345
3759 8352 3769 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 244DEG 9KT 3757 8343

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

MARCUS