Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 28 at 4:09AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 28, 2026 - 1:09am
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 2:15am
Description:
At 409 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Carmichael to Holly Bay Rec. Area to near Mount
Victory to Ritner. Movement was southeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
London, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Harlan, Pineville, Manchester,
Middlesboro, Whitley City, Loyall, Evarts, Burnside, Wallins Creek,
Fariston, Brightshade, Varilla, Swan Lake, Louellen, Cumberland Falls
S.P., Coldiron, and Goose Rock.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 1 and 24.
Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 1 and
52.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 11.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 39 and
40.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Bell County between mile markers 1 and 18.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between mile markers 1 and 26.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Laurel County between mile markers 0 and 2.
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:
Rockcastle; Pulaski; Laurel; Wayne; McCreary; Whitley; Knox; Bell; Harlan; Clay; Leslie
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: