Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 6:17PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 15, 2026 - 3:17pm
Expires:
August 15, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Levee, or near Mount Sterling, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Torrential rainfall and 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, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Clay Lick, Means, Levee,
Preston, Sideview, Walkers Crossing, Cedar Groves, Coons Station,
Stepstone, Bean, Gatewoods Station, Prewitt, Crooks, Peeled Oak,
Ewington, Grassy Lick, and Howards Mill.
THIS INCLUDES Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers
105 and 117.
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:
Montgomery; Bath; Menifee
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov