Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 27 at 10:57PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 7:57pm
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
At 1057 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Sharpsburg to near Winchester to 9 miles
northwest of Richmond. Movement was east at 40 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, Owingsville, Frenchburg, Marshall,
Jeffersonville, Camargo, Clay City, Sharpsburg, Salt Lick, Clay Lick,
Levee, Bowen, Wyoming, Cornwell, Kimbrell, Peasticks, Rothwell, and
Olympia Springs.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 12 and 30.
Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 105 and 131.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Fleming; Montgomery; Bath; Rowan; Estill; Powell; Menifee
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: