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At 541 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Denton, or 8 miles southeast of Grayson, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Cannonsburg, Denton, Rush, Princess, Willard, and Mavity. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Boyd, KY; Carter, KY; Lawrence, KY · 38.260°, -82.816°
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- Boyd, KY; Carter, KY; Lawrence, KY
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At 541 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Denton, or 8 miles southeast of Grayson, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Cannonsburg, Denton, Rush, Princess, Willard, and Mavity. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky... North central Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Carter County in northeastern Kentucky... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 525 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Denton, or near Grayson, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Grayson, Cannonsburg, Princess, Coalton, Denton, Rush, Willard, Hitchins, and Mavity. This includes Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 179 and 186. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky... North central Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Carter County in northeastern Kentucky... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 525 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Denton, or near Grayson, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Grayson, Cannonsburg, Princess, Coalton, Denton, Rush, Willard, Hitchins, and Mavity. This includes Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 179 and 186. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
At 522 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Princess, or near Cannonsburg, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ashland, Grayson, Cannonsburg, Princess, Coalton, Denton, Oldtown, Naples, Rush, Hopewell, Summit, Hitchins, and Mavity. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky... North central Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky... Southern Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky... Eastern Carter County in northeastern Kentucky... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 457 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grayson, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ashland, Grayson, Grayson Lake State Park, Cannonsburg, Princess, Coalton, Denton, Oldtown, Naples, Rush, Grahn, Hopewell, Summit, Willard, Hitchins, and Mavity. This includes Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 164 and 189. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.