Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 3:55PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 12:55pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from Peasticks to near Levee to
near Winchester.
Movement was east 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...
Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Frenchburg, Marshall, Jeffersonville,
Camargo, Salt Lick, Clay Lick, Means, Levee, Preston, Cornwell,
Peasticks, Rothwell, Walkers Crossing, Olympia Springs, Yale, Cedar
Groves, Flat Creek, and Coons Station.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 12 and 14.
Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 109 and 125.
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; Powell; Menifee
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: