Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 7 at 5:24PM EST by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 7, 2026 - 2:24pm
Expires:
March 7, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 524 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Daisydell to Gays Creek to near Hector.
Movement was east at 35 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...
Hazard, Manchester, Hyden, Buckhorn, Buck, Vail, Handshoe, Shoal,
Emmalena, Bearville, Barcreek, Beech, Thousandsticks, Hooker, Bulan,
Avawam, Decoy, Bolyn, Saul, and Noble.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 16 and 21, and between mile
markers 24 and 59.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 3.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Knott County between mile markers 1 and 20.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Perry County between mile markers 9 and 15.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Floyd; Breathitt; Knott; Owsley; Perry; Clay; Leslie
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov