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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
748 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

KYZ085>088-115>118-010015-
Whitley KY-Clay KY-Knox KY-Perry KY-Bell KY-Harlan KY-Letcher KY-
Leslie KY-
748 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HARLAN...BELL...CENTRAL KNOX...
SOUTHERN LESLIE...SOUTHWESTERN LETCHER...SOUTHERN PERRY...SOUTHERN
WHITLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

At 748 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Jellico Creek to Cary to near Chappell.
Movement was east at 20 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...
Williamsburg, Barbourville, Harlan, Pineville, Middlesboro,
Cumberland, Loyall, Evarts, Lynch, Benham, Wallins Creek, Big Fork,
Varilla, Swan Lake, Louellen, Coldiron, Black Snake, Blanche, Napier,
and Cubage.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 1 and
12.
 U.S. Highway 25 East in Bell County between mile markers 1 and 18.
 U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between mile markers 1 and 12.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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LAT...LON 3659 8421 3669 8431 3710 8345 3700 8283
      3698 8287 3690 8287 3685 8301 3685 8307
      3674 8314 3667 8343 3667 8353 3662 8364
      3658 8369
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 286DEG 19KT 3668 8422 3680 8368 3703 8332

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

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