Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 5:56AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 2:56am
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 3:30am
Description:
At 556 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Naomi to Steubenville to
Mount Pisgah. Movement was east at 35 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...
Somerset, Monticello, Whitley City, Burnside, Parmleysville, Great
Meadows Campsites, Slavens, Sloans Valley, Parkers Lake, Barrier,
Gregory, Co-
Operative, Bronston, Ritner, Somerset Pulaski Airport, Denney,
Kidder, Wiborg, Blue Heron, and Naomi.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Pulaski; Wayne; McCreary
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov