Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 2:26PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 11:26am
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
At 226 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Level Green to Burnside to Coopersville to
Sunnybrook. Movement was southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Somerset, Burnside, Parmleysville, Sloans Valley, Co-
Operative, Bandy, Bronston, Woodstock, Mount Victory, Slickford,
Dabney, Ritner, Coopersville, Greenwood, Billows, Alpine, Grade,
Kidds Crossing, Hidalgo, and Ruth.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 2.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 19 and
40.
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; Laurel; Wayne; McCreary
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: