Kentucky Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/15/2026 10:46

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 1:46PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 15, 2026 - 10:46am
Expires: 
August 15, 2026 - 11:30am
Description: 
At 145 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ebon, or 8 miles west of West Liberty, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Torrential rainfall, 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... West Liberty, Henry, Wellington, Lenox, Lower Gilmore, Malone, Zag, Greear, Mize, Rexville, Stacy Fork, Daysboro, Lick Branch, Index, Denniston, Pekin, Liberty Road, Omer, Sellars, and Dehart. THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 57 and 58.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Menifee; Morgan; Wolfe
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov