Expires:201208092255;Remove:201208092255;976429 WWUS83 KLMK 092211 SPSLMK SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 611 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 KYC017-097-181-209-092255- NICHOLAS KY-SCOTT KY-BOURBON KY-HARRISON KY- 611 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN... HALF INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS... AT 608 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF GEORGETOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 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 THIS STORM. * THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... GEORGETOWN... PARIS... CYNTHIANA... CENTERVILLE... JACKSONVILLE... BROADWELL... EWALT CROSSROADS AND BRENTSVILLE... THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 125 AND 130. 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 3817 8416 3818 8436 3821 8438 3819 8445 3820 8468 3832 8467 3848 8420 3845 8411 TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 267DEG 13KT 3827 8444 $$ AMS