Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY

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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.

&&

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

$$

GEERTSON