Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 3:05PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 12:05pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 304 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Spring Creek, or 12 miles southeast of Manchester, moving northeast
at 30 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...
Hyden, Hoskinston, Essie, Brightshade, Mozelle, Asher, Marcum, Salt
Gum, Creekville, Ogle, Lipps, Thousandsticks, Plank, Stinnett, Ice
Cliff, Hosea, Warbranch, Ashers Fork, Roark, and Causey.
THIS INCLUDES Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 40 and 45.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Knox; Clay; Leslie
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: