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La alcaldesa Linda Gorton instó a los residentes de Lexington a tomar precauciones el martes ante un sistema de clima potencialmente peligroso que podría traer vientos dañinos, granizo e inundaciones localizadas a la región. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional emitió una alerta de Nivel 3 de 5 para tormentas severas con posibilidad de vientos destructivos en línea recta, algunos tornados y granizo grande, con probabilidad de ocurrir durante las horas de tráfico vespertino. La ciudad ha movilizado su equipo de Gestión de Emergencias y colocado a múltiples divisiones en estado de alerta, mientras que el Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia del Estado de Kentucky estará activo desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche para coordinar recursos si es necesario.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mayor Linda Gorton urged residents to exercise caution Tuesday due to a potentially dangerous weather system that could bring damaging winds, hail and localized flooding to the region.
“The city is prepared to assist residents in the event of strong storms, high winds, and hail,” Gorton said in a statement. “It’s possible that we will experience power outages, trees and limbs down in roadways, and traffic issues.”
The National Weather Service has issued a Level 3-of-5 risk for numerous severe thunderstorms from the Lexington metro pointing northeast along Interstate 64, with all severe weather types possible including damaging straight-line winds, a few tornadoes and large hail. Forecasters said storms may occur during the evening rush hour, with the system expected to impact central Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours.
Gorton said the city’s Emergency Management team has coordinated with state officials and placed multiple divisions on standby. “We have already placed employees in our Streets and Roads, Water Quality, and Traffic Engineering divisions on call,” she said. “They have been advised to check equipment and have vehicles prepared. It’s all hands on deck.”
The city’s first responders have also conducted advance planning and are prepared to provide assistance as needed. The Kentucky State Emergency Operations Center will be active from noon to midnight Tuesday to coordinate state-level resources if necessary.
Residents should have a way to receive severe weather alerts and should stay weather-aware throughout the day, officials said.
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This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from LFUCG General News, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.lexingtonky.gov/news/mayor-urges-caution-severe-weather-forecast-tuesday.
