Showers and Thunderstorms for the Eastern Third of the Country; Fire Weather Concerns; Flooding Issues for the Great Lakes Region

Showers and thunderstorms will continue along and ahead of a cold front for the eastern third of the country. The rainfall for the Great Lakes region could prolong the ongoing flooding. Much cooler weather will filter in behind this cold front along and east of the Rockies. Where the rain is needed, the Southern High Plains, critical fire weather concerns through this weekend. Read More >

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
101 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

KYZ044-050>052-181745-
Rowan KY-Montgomery KY-Bath KY-Fleming KY-
101 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...CENTRAL
BATH...FLEMING AND ROWAN COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

At 100 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lewisburg to Pebble to Jeffersonville.
Movement was northeast at 45 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...
Morehead, Flemingsburg, Owingsville, Marshall, Jeffersonville, Salt
Lick, Ramey, Wyoming, Elliottville, Peasticks, Olympia Springs,
Triplett, Christy, Odessa, Hilda, Bourbon Furnace, Sharkey, Muses
Mills, Crooks, and Wallingford.

THIS INCLUDES Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers
119 and 149.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3849 8359 3843 8358 3840 8348 3838 8345
3840 8342 3839 8340 3830 8333 3821 8330
3821 8329 3819 8326 3813 8328 3798 8384
3825 8375 3850 8375 3852 8364
TIME...MOT...LOC 1700Z 242DEG 50KT 3849 8373 3827 8374 3799 8383

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

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GEERTSON

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