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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >


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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
505 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

KYZ058-059-162130-
Estill KY-Powell KY-
505 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN POWELL AND CENTRAL
ESTILL COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Knowlton, or near Stanton. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

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...
Stanton, Pitts, Fitchburg, Cobhill, Vaughns Mill, Hardwick, Cottage
Furnace, Lombard, Furnace, Knowlton, and Rogers Chapel.

THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 19
and 22.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3782 8373 3766 8383 3776 8398 3785 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 118DEG 1KT 3778 8387

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

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