Kentucky Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/21/2026 16:21

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 7:21PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 4:21pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 720 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Somerset Pulaski Airport, or over Somerset, moving southeast at 35 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, Sloans Valley, Cumberland Falls S.P., Bronston, Huxley, Mount Victory, Pulaski County Park, Somerset Pulaski Airport, Youngs Creek, Bark Camp, Honeybee, Holly Bay Rec. Area, Greenwood, Grade, Alpine, Grove, Elihu, Ruth, and Baldrock. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 17 and 23. Louis B. Nunn Parkway
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for south central Kentucky. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for south central Kentucky.
Area Description: 
Pulaski; Laurel; McCreary; Whitley
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY