Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 2:36PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 11:36am
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 236 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Winchester, or 9 miles west of Mount Sterling, moving east at 20 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...
Mount Sterling, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Ewington, Levee, Grassy
Lick, Howards Mill, Wades Mill, Upper Spencer, Coons Station,
Stepstone, Bean, Lower Spencer, Gatewoods Station, Oggs Station,
Prewitt, Klondike, and Sewell Shop.
THIS INCLUDES Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers
105 and 113.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Montgomery
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov