Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 9:40PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 15, 2026 - 6:40pm
Expires:
August 15, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 939 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty outflow winds from
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mount Sterling
to near Cressy to 8 miles north of Richmond. Movement was southeast
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Mount Sterling, Stanton, Irvine, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Clay City,
Ravenna, Clay Lick, Levee, Cornwell, Kimbrell, Rice Station,
Rothwell, Kings Station, Calloway Crossing, Wiseman Crossing Station,
Winston, Virden, Prewitt, and Wisemantown.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 13 and 25.
Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 105 and 115.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Montgomery; Bath; Estill; Powell; Menifee
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov