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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
702 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

KYZ087-162330-
Bell KY-
702 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BELL COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

At 702 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Varilla, or near Pineville, moving southeast 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...
Pineville, Middlesboro, East Pineville, Wallsend, Varilla, Ponza,
Straight Creek, Cary, Cubage, Binghamtown, Clear Creek Springs,
Wasioto, Meldrum, Hutch, Balkan, Frakes, Noetown, Davisburg, Fonde,
and Miracle.

THIS INCLUDES U.S. Highway 25 East in Bell County between mile
markers 1 and 15.

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 3659 8388 3664 8395 3665 8394 3683 8361
3674 8350 3672 8349 3670 8346 3667 8346
3667 8351 3664 8358 3664 8361 3661 8367
3658 8369
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 298DEG 9KT 3672 8359

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

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DJ