Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 1:22PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 10:22am
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 10:45am
Description:
At 121 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Cogswell to Lytten to near Webbville. Movement
was southeast at 25 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...
West Liberty, Sandy Hook, Lenox, Zag, Wagner, Blairs Mills, Fannin
Valley, Moon, Lick Branch, Little Sandy, Bangor, Jeptha, Dehart,
Barnrock, Cogswell, Wrigley, Lytten, Pelfrey, Hamm, and Gillem
Branch.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern, northeastern and east central Kentucky.
Area Description:
Rowan; Elliott; Morgan; Johnson
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov