Kentucky Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/22/2026 15:41

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 6:41PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 22, 2026 - 3:41pm
Expires: 
August 22, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 641 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Saul, or 10 miles northwest of Hyden, moving east at 30 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... Hazard, Hyden, Dryhill, Lamont, Shoal, Viper, Daley, Kaliopi, Bobs Fork, Confluence, Whoopflarea, Mosley Bend, Chavies, Thousandsticks, Buckhorn Lake S.P., Bulan, Avawam, Jacks Creek, Saul, and Sizerock. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 37 and 59. Kentucky Highway 80 in Perry County between mile markers 9 and 13.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern Kentucky.
Area Description: 
Owsley; Perry; Clay; Leslie
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov