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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
843 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
KYZ079-083-084-070115-
McCreary KY-Wayne KY-Pulaski KY-
843 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...PULASKI AND
NORTH CENTRAL MCCREARY COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...
At 843 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over central and southern Pulaski County, or near
Somerset. These storms were nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and torrential rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Somerset, Science Hill, Burnside, Cains Store, Stab, Sloans Valley,
Bobtown, Nancy, Pointer, Bronston, Mount Victory, Dabney, Valley Oak,
Pulaski County Park, Somerset Pulaski Airport, Kidder, Hogue, Magnum,
Naomi, and Grade.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 17 and
36.
Louis B. Nunn Parkway
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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LAT...LON 3696 8494 3696 8492 3695 8490 3700 8484
3705 8491 3712 8490 3726 8469 3724 8439
3721 8435 3688 8439 3692 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 145DEG 1KT 3710 8472
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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