Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 26 at 10:25PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 26, 2026 - 7:25pm
Expires:
May 26, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
At 1025 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Reynoldsville to Hope to Pilot. Movement was
northeast at 30 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, Morehead, Stanton, Flemingsburg, Owingsville,
Frenchburg, Marshall, Henry, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Wellington,
Sharpsburg, Salt Lick, Campsites in the Indian Creek area of the
Daniel Boone National Forrest, Pilot, Zag, Pecks Ridge, Bowen,
Cornwell, and Rothwell.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 23 and 39.
Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 107 and 147.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Fleming; Montgomery; Bath; Rowan; Estill; Powell; Menifee; Morgan; Wolfe; Lee
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov