Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 1:09PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 15, 2026 - 10:09am
Expires:
August 15, 2026 - 10:45am
Description:
At 108 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Galveston, or near Pikeville, moving 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...
Pikeville, Coal Run Village, East McDowell, Fishtrap Lake, Coal Run,
Ligon, Garden Village, McDowell, Galveston, Shelbiana, Boldman,
Craynor, Minnie, Beaver, Virgie, Buckhorn Hollow, Drift, Osborn,
Chloe, and Orkney.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County between mile markers 1 and 2.
U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 9 and 32.
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:
Floyd; Pike
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov