Special Weather Statement for the following counties: FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT- OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO... PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE... CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG... INEZ...PIKEVILLE 222 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FORM WEST TO EAST TODAY...PRODUCING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS. MANY AREAS COULD QUICKLY PICK UP BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. DUE TO THE ALREADY SATURATED SOILS...THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY...WITH STREAMS... DITCHES AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS RUNNING FULL. THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. ANY HEAVY RAIN SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS COULD RESULT BRING STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AHEAD OF AND JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. IN GENERAL...MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO REACH BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH DURING THE DAY TODAY...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/JACKSONKY.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:23:20 +0000
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