Kentucky Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 05/26/2026 19:40

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 26 at 10:40PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 26, 2026 - 7:40pm
Expires: 
May 26, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
At 1040 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Bandy to Valley Oak to near Bent to Elihu. Movement was northeast at 20 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... Somerset, Mount Vernon, Burnside, Sand Springs, Bobtown, Bandy, Pongo, Bronston, Woodstock, Spiro, Wabp, Mount Victory, Lake Linville, Hansford, Dabney, Renfro Valley, Valley Oak, Willailla, Somerset Pulaski Airport, and Bee Lick. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 56 and 64. Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 18 and 39.
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: 
Rockcastle; Pulaski
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov