Kentucky Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/04/2026 12:47

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 4 at 3:47PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 4, 2026 - 12:47pm
Expires: 
September 4, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description: 
At 347 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Leander to Swamp Branch to Mashfork to Kernie. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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... Paintsville, Prestonsburg, Salyersville, Mason, Martin, Fitz, Gifford, Falcon, Carver, Wonnie, Burning Fork, Kernie, Collista, Dotson, West Royalton Station, Blue River, Swamp Branch, Riceville, Cliff, and Perlie. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 69 and 76. Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 9 and 14. U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 13 and 20. U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County near mile marker 4.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Johnson; Magoffin; Floyd
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov