Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 26 at 11:37PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 26, 2026 - 8:37pm
Expires:
June 26, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
At 1137 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Stepstone to Campsites in the Indian Creek area
of the Daniel Boone National Forrest to See to Alumbaugh. Movement
was east 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...
Mount Sterling, West Liberty, Stanton, Frenchburg, Campton, Henry,
Jeffersonville, Camargo, Wellington, Salt Lick, Campsites in the
Indian Creek area of the Daniel Boone National Forrest, Pilot, Zag,
Bowen, Cornwell, Leeco, Rothwell, Lick Branch, Pekin, and Omer.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 23 and 54.
Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 110 and 115.
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:
Montgomery; Bath; Rowan; Estill; Powell; Menifee; Morgan; Wolfe; Lee
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: