If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Harlan, Bell, central Knox, Leslie, northwestern Letcher, southeastern Perry, southern Knott, southeastern McCreary, southeastern Whitley and southeastern Clay Counties through 1145 PM EST... At 1047 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Marcum to Zion Hill. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Barbourville, Hyden, Brush Creek, Hammond, Lot, Hosea, Dixie, Bimble, Dewitt and Artemus around 1055 PM EST. Pineville, Wilkerson, Wooton, Warbranch, Rella, Chenoa, Mozelle, Cary, Wallsend and Blanche around 1100 PM EST. Spruce Pine, Clear Creek Springs, Causey, Wasioto, Fonde, Chappell, Pruden, Frew, Arjay and Daley around 1105 PM EST. Other locations in the path of these storms include East Pineville, Stony Fork Junction, Big Fork, Kettle Island, Viper, Saylor, Yeaddiss, Napier, Miracle, Bledsoe, Ferndale, Varilla, Tacky Town, Meldrum, Cornettsville, Big Rock, Callaway, Middlesboro, Vicco, Wallins Creek, Arminta, Coldiron, Big Laurel, Leatherwood, Ulvah, Slemp, Balkan, Blackey, Tremont, Sassafras, Carcassonne, Elko, Gander, Oaks, Arthur, Redfox, Carbon Glow, Smithsboro, Cody and David. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 1 and 9. U.S. Highway 25 East in Bell County between mile markers 1 and 18. U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between mile markers 1 and 12. MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH