Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 10:12PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 15, 2026 - 7:12pm
Expires:
August 15, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 1011 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Westbend, or 7 miles northwest of Stanton, moving southeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Stanton, Frenchburg, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Clay City, Campsites in
the Indian Creek area of the Daniel Boone National Forrest, Pilot,
Means, Levee, Bowen, Cornwell, Cedar Groves, Slade, Bean,
Waltersville, Fagan, Virden, Patsey, Tabor, and Cobhill.
THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 12
and 33.
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; Estill; Powell; Menifee
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov