Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 6:14AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 3:14am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 4:00am
Description:
At 614 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Levee to 8 miles southeast of Nicholasville.
Movement was southeast 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...
Stanton, Irvine, Frenchburg, Jeffersonville, Clay City, Ravenna,
Wellington, Campsites in the Indian Creek area of the Daniel Boone
National Forrest, Levee, Bowen, Kimbrell, Rice Station, Kings
Station, Fagan, Calloway Crossing, Wiseman Crossing Station, Virden,
Winston, Wisemantown, and Vaughns Mill.
THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 12
and 33.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT for east central
Kentucky.
Area Description:
Montgomery; Estill; Powell; Menifee
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: