Kentucky Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/16/2026 12:01

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 16 at 3:01PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 16, 2026 - 12:01pm
Expires: 
April 16, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Haldeman to See. Movement was east at 25 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... Morehead, West Liberty, Stanton, Irvine, Sandy Hook, Frenchburg, Campton, Marshall, Henry, Jeffersonville, Clay City, Ravenna, Wellington, Salt Lick, Campsites in the Indian Creek area of the Daniel Boone National Forrest, Pilot, Zag, Bowen, Cornwell, and Elliottville. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 19 and 54. Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 124 and 149.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Fleming; Montgomery; Bath; Rowan; Estill; Powell; Menifee; Elliott; Morgan; Wolfe; Lee
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY