Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 4 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 4, 2026 - 6:45pm
Expires:
April 4, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 944 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of gusty showers
extending from Sandy Hook to Burkhart to Portsmouth to
near Hosea. Movement was northeast at 35 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...
Hazard, Paintsville, West Liberty, Jackson, Salyersville, Sandy Hook,
Hyden, Mason, Simpson, Lewis, Buckhorn, Buck, Florress, Emmalena,
Falcon, Bearville, Noctor, Collista, West Royalton Station, and
Redbush.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 60 and 76.
Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 37 and 59.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Knott County between mile markers 1 and 5.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Perry County between mile markers 9 and 15.
U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County between mile markers 1 and 11, and
near mile marker 13.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Elliott; Morgan; Johnson; Wolfe; Magoffin; Floyd; Breathitt; Knott; Perry; Leslie
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: