Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 28 at 3:23AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 28, 2026 - 12:23am
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 1:30am
Description:
At 323 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Kerz to Foraker to Hardshell to Dalesburg.
Movement was east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Pikeville, Hazard, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, Salyersville, Hindman,
Inez, Mason, Estill, Bath, Jenkins, Coal Run Village, Elkhorn City,
Wheelwright, Fleming-Neon, Martin, Pippa Passes, Forest Hills,
Wayland, and Vicco.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 71 and 76.
Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 58 and 59.
Kentucky Highway 3 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 4.
Kentucky Highway 3 in Johnson County Kentucky Highway 3 in Martin
County between mile markers 1 and 9.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 14.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Knott County between mile markers 1 and 20.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Perry County between mile markers 9 and 15.
U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County between mile markers 1 and 24.
U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 21.
U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County between mile markers 0 and 16.
U.S. Highway 23 in Lethcher County between mile markers 1 and 7.
U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 0 and 32.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Johnson; Magoffin; Floyd; Breathitt; Knott; Owsley; Perry; Letcher; Martin; Pike
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
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