Expires:201208092120;Remove:201208092120;972481 WWUS83 KLMK 092034 SPSLMK SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 434 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 KYC017-049-097-181-209-092120- NICHOLAS KY-SCOTT KY-BOURBON KY-CLARK KY-HARRISON KY- 434 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN... HALF INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS... AT 429 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF GEORGETOWN TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINCHESTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND TWO INCHES PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT... PARIS... CYNTHIANA... CARLISLE... ALBERTA AND KISERTON... CONNERSVILLE AND RUTLAND... RENAKER AND PLUM... BRECKINRIDGE... THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 129 AND 136. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS. && LAT...LON 3812 8407 3804 8403 3802 8407 3817 8437 3818 8436 3821 8438 3820 8443 3830 8464 3851 8454 3852 8449 3854 8448 3854 8444 3857 8441 3857 8433 3828 8386 TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 229DEG 18KT 3834 8445 3809 8408 $$ AMS