Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WVAt 1200 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Jewell Ridge, or 11 miles east of Grundy, moving
southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
War, Cucumber, and Jolo.
Safety instructions
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for
southwestern Virginia...and southern West Virginia.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 564 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
ELLIOTT MENIFEE
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
JOHNSON MARTIN
IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
BREATHITT FLOYD KNOTT
LETCHER MAGOFFIN MORGAN
PERRY PIKE WOLFE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CAMPTON, COAL RUN, ELKHORN CITY,
FRENCHBURG, HAZARD, HINDMAN, INEZ, JACKSON, JENKINS, PAINTSVILLE,
PIKEVILLE, PIPPA PASSES, PRESTONSBURG, SALYERSVILLE, SANDY HOOK,
SOUTH WILLIAMSON, WEST LIBERTY, WHEELWRIGHT, AND WHITESBURG.
92°3% rain
84°2% rain
73°23% rain
