Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heat

Scattered severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall are possible today in the Mid Atlantic, posing a risk for damaging winds and isolated flash flooding. Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect today for northeast Texas into southern Oklahoma and Arkansas. Extreme Heat Warnings are also in effect for the Desert Southwest today into Sunday. Read More >

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
556 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

KYZ079-083-084-201030-
McCreary KY-Wayne KY-Pulaski KY-
556 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI AND
WESTERN MCCREARY COUNTIES THROUGH 630 AM EDT...

At 556 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Naomi to Steubenville to
Mount Pisgah. Movement was east at 35 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, Monticello, Whitley City, Burnside, Parmleysville, Great
Meadows Campsites, Slavens, Sloans Valley, Parkers Lake, Barrier,
Gregory, Co-
Operative, Bronston, Ritner, Somerset Pulaski Airport, Denney,
Kidder, Wiborg, Blue Heron, and Naomi.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3661 8486 3687 8487 3696 8494 3696 8492
3695 8490 3700 8484 3708 8463 3692 8449
3660 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0956Z 260DEG 29KT 3696 8489 3688 8480 3666 8478

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

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GEERTSON

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