Kentucky Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/20/2026 13:39

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 4:39PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 20, 2026 - 1:39pm
Expires: 
September 20, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
At 439 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Natural Bridge S.P., or 8 miles west of Campton, 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... Campton, Booth, Torrent, Rogers, Leeco, Red River Gorge, Slade, Pine Ridge, Toliver, Standing Rock, Stillwater, Vortex, Haystack, Gosneyville, Mary, High Falls, Koomer Ridge Campground, Whisman, Nada, and Jenson. THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 30 and 48.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Powell; Wolfe
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov