Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
459 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

KYZ050-051-060-222130-
Montgomery KY-Menifee KY-Bath KY-
459 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTH
CENTRAL BATH AND MENIFEE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

At 459 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lucky Stop, or 8 miles northeast of Stanton, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Frenchburg, Jeffersonville, Clay Lick, Means, Cornwell, Rothwell,
Walkers Crossing, Cedar Groves, Denniston, Bean, Lower Spencer,
Fagan, Oggs Station, Lucky Stop, Tabor, Ratlitt, Scranton, Sudith,
Mariba, and Pomeroyton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
southeastern and east central Kentucky.

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LAT...LON 3784 8352 3789 8374 3790 8376 3792 8376
3791 8378 3790 8382 3791 8385 3804 8384
3804 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 277DEG 27KT 3796 8379

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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GEERTSON

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Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

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