Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 18 at 12:41PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 18, 2026 - 9:41am
Expires:
April 18, 2026 - 10:15am
Description:
At 1240 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Winchester to Boone. Movement was east at
30 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, Stanton, Irvine, Boone, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Clay
City, Ravenna, Levee, Kimbrell, Rice Station, Kings Station, Calloway
Crossing, Wiseman Crossing Station, Virden, Winston, Prewitt,
Wisemantown, Vaughns Mill, and Hardwick.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 13 and 24.
Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 71 and
72.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Montgomery; Estill; Powell; Rockcastle; Jackson
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: