Significant Weather Page - Winter Special Weather Statement

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

KYZ068-079-080-083-084-011845-
McCreary KY-Wayne KY-Rockcastle KY-Laurel KY-Pulaski KY-
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN
LAUREL...PULASKI...NORTHEASTERN MCCREARY AND SOUTHWESTERN ROCKCASTLE
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Science Hill to Somerset to Delta.
Movement was east at 40 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...
Somerset, Science Hill, Burnside, Sand Springs, Sloans Valley,
Bobtown, Pongo, Bronston, Woodstock, Huxley, Wabp, Mount Victory,
Hansford, Dabney, Valley Oak, Somerset Pulaski Airport, Bunch,
Kidder, Hogue, and Wellhope.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 50 and
58.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 4.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 17 and
40.
Louis B. Nunn Parkway

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3735 8428 3719 8420 3697 8426 3693 8431
3691 8431 3685 8471 3708 8467 3721 8477
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 251DEG 33KT 3723 8466 3710 8459 3688 8466

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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