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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1154 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

KYZ086-087-116-117-040430-
Clay KY-Knox KY-Bell KY-Leslie KY-
1154 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BELL...EAST CENTRAL
KNOX...SOUTHWESTERN LESLIE AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH
1230 AM EDT...

At 1154 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gardner, or 15 miles northwest of Harlan, moving north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Heavy rain and 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...
Ice Cliff, Sandy Fork, Essie, Brightshade, Ashers Fork, Roark,
Beverly, Creekville, Botto, Skidmore, Erose, Lipps, Spring Creek,
Mills, Gardner, Plank, and Queendale.

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 3690 8350 3690 8364 3709 8370 3708 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 180DEG 9KT 3695 8356

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

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