Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 27 at 11:27PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 8:27pm
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
At 1127 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Peeled Oak to Clay City to near Winston.
Movement was east at 40 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...
Mount Sterling, Stanton, Irvine, Beattyville, Frenchburg, Campton,
Jeffersonville, Camargo, Clay City, Fincastle, Ravenna, Wellington,
Campsites in the Indian Creek area of the Daniel Boone National
Forrest, Pilot, Zag, Levee, White Ash, Bowen, Cornwell, and Leeco.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 13 and 50.
Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 113 and 118.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Montgomery; Bath; Estill; Powell; Menifee; Morgan; Wolfe; Lee
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov