Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 2:49PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 8, 2026 - 11:49am
Expires:
July 8, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong showers and
thunderstorms along a line extending from Dabney to near Somerset to
near Frazer to Betsey. This activity was nearly stationary.
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...
Somerset, Science Hill, Burnside, Sand Springs, Sloans Valley,
Bobtown, Nancy, Bandy, Pongo, Bronston, Woodstock, Wabp, Hansford,
Dabney, Valley Oak, Willailla, Pulaski County Park, Somerset Pulaski
Airport, Kidder, and Hogue.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 17 and
38.
Louis B. Nunn Parkway
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:
Rockcastle; Pulaski; Wayne
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: