Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 8:57PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 5:57pm
Expires:
August 16, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 857 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Board Tree to Buckhorn Hollow to Hardshell.
Movement was southeast at 30 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...
Pikeville, Hazard, Prestonsburg, Jackson, Hindman, Simpson, Estill,
Bath, Coal Run Village, Elkhorn City, Wheelwright, Martin, Pippa
Passes, Forest Hills, Wayland, Allen, Elic, Meta, Buck, and Handshoe.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 53 and 56.
Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 57 and 59.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 14.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Knott County between mile markers 1 and 20.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Perry County between mile markers 9 and 15.
U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County between mile markers 1 and 24.
U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 16.
U.S. Highway 23 in Lethcher County between mile markers 6 and 7.
U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 0 and 32.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Wolfe; Magoffin; Floyd; Breathitt; Knott; Perry; Letcher; Pike
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov