Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 18 at 12:21PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 18, 2026 - 9:21am
Expires:
April 18, 2026 - 10:15am
Description:
At 1221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from near Fairview to 6 miles south of Paris. 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...
Mount Sterling, Flemingsburg, Owingsville, Sharpsburg, Fairview,
Pecks Ridge, Reynoldsville, Wyoming, Sideview, Flat Creek, Coons
Station, Odessa, Stepstone, Pebble, Gatewoods Station, Slate Valley,
Wallingford, Bethel, Foxport, and Stoops.
THIS INCLUDES Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers
105 and 121.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Fleming; Montgomery; Bath
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: