Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 6:01PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 3:01pm
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 601 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bean, or near Stanton, moving east 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...
Frenchburg, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Campsites in the Indian Creek
area of the Daniel Boone National Forrest, Clay Lick, Means, Levee,
Bowen, Cornwell, Rothwell, Cedar Groves, Bean, Fagan, Oggs Station,
Lucky Stop, Tabor, Sudith, Haystack, Hope, and Westbend.
THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway near mile marker 13,
between mile markers 27 and 31, and between mile markers 35 and 36.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern and east central Kentucky.
Area Description:
Montgomery; Bath; Powell; Menifee
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov