Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts will be possible from the mid-Mississippi Valley into parts of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians. Heavy rain associated with these storms may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding impacts across portions of the Ohio Valley. Mid-summer heat persists from the Central Plains to the Southeast. Read More >
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1251 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
KYZ044-051-052-060-104-106>109-119-111715-
Rowan KY-Elliott KY-Menifee KY-Martin KY-Johnson KY-Magoffin KY-
Fleming KY-Morgan KY-Bath KY-Wolfe KY-
1251 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MARTIN...MORGAN...BATH...
JOHNSON...MENIFEE...NORTHERN MAGOFFIN...SOUTHEASTERN FLEMING...
ROWAN...NORTHEASTERN WOLFE AND ELLIOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...
At 1251 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Fort Gay to Blairs Mills to Bourbon
Furnace. Movement was southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...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...
Morehead, Paintsville, West Liberty, Salyersville, Owingsville, Inez,
Sandy Hook, Frenchburg, Marshall, Henry, Lewis, Wellington, Salt
Lick, Zag, Pilgrim, Oaklawn Estates, Florress, Elliottville, Davella,
and Lick Branch.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 58 and 59, and
between mile markers 68 and 69.
Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 120 and 149.
Kentucky Highway 3 in Johnson County Kentucky Highway 3 in Martin
County between mile markers 1 and 9.
U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County between mile markers 0 and 16.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for
southeastern, northeastern and east central Kentucky.
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LAT...LON 3819 8326 3827 8317 3818 8305 3821 8301
3816 8291 3811 8289 3800 8302 3796 8300
3800 8293 3788 8261 3795 8258 3796 8253
3781 8240 3776 8231 3773 8239 3775 8276
3773 8284 3777 8351 3826 8389 3831 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 316DEG 41KT 3809 8254 3809 8326 3812 8375
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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