Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms may produce very large hail, swaths of damaging wind, a few tornadoes and heavy rain across parts of Texas into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains. Read More >
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
409 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026
KYZ068-079-080-083>088-116-117-280915-
McCreary KY-Whitley KY-Clay KY-Knox KY-Wayne KY-Bell KY-Harlan KY-
Rockcastle KY-Laurel KY-Leslie KY-Pulaski KY-
409 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL WAYNE...HARLAN...
LAUREL...BELL...KNOX...SOUTHERN LESLIE...SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...
CENTRAL MCCREARY...SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE...WHITLEY AND SOUTHERN
CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM EDT...
At 409 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Carmichael to Holly Bay Rec. Area to near Mount
Victory to Ritner. Movement was southeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
London, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Harlan, Pineville, Manchester,
Middlesboro, Whitley City, Loyall, Evarts, Burnside, Wallins Creek,
Fariston, Brightshade, Varilla, Swan Lake, Louellen, Cumberland Falls
S.P., Coldiron, and Goose Rock.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 1 and 24.
Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 1 and
52.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 11.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 39 and
40.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Bell County between mile markers 1 and 18.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between mile markers 1 and 26.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Laurel County between mile markers 0 and 2.
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 3659 8418 3683 8473 3709 8453 3709 8436
3728 8424 3699 8314 3695 8315 3698 8307
3692 8287 3689 8287 3687 8291 3685 8301
3685 8307 3674 8314 3670 8334 3667 8343
3667 8353 3662 8364 3658 8369
TIME...MOT...LOC 0809Z 293DEG 48KT 3719 8415 3699 8424 3700 8444 3681
8462
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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JP
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