Kentucky Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/18/2026 13:27

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 4:27PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 1:27pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Zilpo, or 9 miles south of Morehead, moving east at 25 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... West Liberty, Sandy Hook, Lenox, Zag, Blairs Mills, Yale, Lick Branch, Little Sandy, Bangor, Dehart, Cogswell, Zilpo, Wrigley, Pelfrey, Yocum, Cottle, Licking River, Pomp, Paragon, and Bluestone.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Bath; Rowan; Menifee; Elliott; Morgan
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY