Kentucky Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/04/2026 17:03

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 8:03PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 5:03pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
At 803 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Osborn to Zebulon to Fishtrap Lake. Movement was northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Heavy rain and 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... Pikeville, Coal Run Village, Meta, Fishtrap Lake, Coal Run, Zebulon, Garden Village, Phyllis, Aluba, Piso, Betsy Layne, Ivel, Raccoon, Osborn, Mcandrews, Justell, Harold, Sidney, Galveston, and Shelbiana. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County between mile markers 1 and 17. U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 6. U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 19 and 32.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Floyd; Pike
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY