Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 18 at 1:01PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 18, 2026 - 10:01am
Expires:
April 18, 2026 - 10:45am
Description:
At 100 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lewisburg to Pebble to Jeffersonville.
Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Morehead, Flemingsburg, Owingsville, Marshall, Jeffersonville, Salt
Lick, Ramey, Wyoming, Elliottville, Peasticks, Olympia Springs,
Triplett, Christy, Odessa, Hilda, Bourbon Furnace, Sharkey, Muses
Mills, Crooks, and Wallingford.
THIS INCLUDES Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers
119 and 149.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Fleming; Montgomery; Bath; Rowan
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov