Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 6:17PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 3:17pm
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 617 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Station Camp, or near Irvine, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Irvine, Beattyville, Booneville, Fincastle, Ravenna, White Ash, Rice
Station, Kings Station, Pinnacle, Grass, Wisemantown, Ida May, Drip
Rock, Blanton Flats, Delvinta, Alumbaugh, Evelyn, Texola, Caryton,
and Belle Point.
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:
Estill; Jackson; Lee; Owsley
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov