Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 5:25PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 14, 2026 - 2:25pm
Expires:
August 14, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oven Fork, or near Whitesburg, moving southeast at 15 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...
Whitesburg, Jenkins, Winters, Millstone, Oscaloosa, Oven Fork,
Wright, Colly, Premium, Fishpond Lake, Bellcraft, Potters Fork,
Trailer, Payne Gap, Dongola, Sergent, Thornton, Ermine, Tolliver
Town, and Maggard.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. Highway 23 in Lethcher County between mile markers
1 and 4.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Letcher
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov