If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

At 541 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Marshes Siding to near Whitley City to near Hollyhill to near Strunk. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Williamsburg, Whitley City, Julip, Swan Lake, Cumberland Falls S.P., Zion Hill, Clate, Birdseye, Red Ash, Verne, Goldbug, Gausdale, King, Louden, Krupp, Hollyhill, Polly Camp, Youngs Creek, Nevisdale, and Bon. THIS INCLUDES Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 1 and 26.