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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
328 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

KYZ058-068-069-111-182000-
Jackson KY-Lee KY-Estill KY-Rockcastle KY-
328 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ESTILL...NORTHERN
JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE AND SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES
THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

At 327 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Locust Branch, or 10 miles southwest of Irvine,
moving southeast at 25 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...
McKee, Morrill, Threelinks, Kings Station, Kerby Knob, Waneta,
Blackburn, Clover Bottom, Jinks, Winston, Brazil, Hurley, Shirley,
Sandgap, Leighton, Drip Rock, Witt, Blanton Flats, Alumbaugh, and
Arvel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3752 8420 3756 8416 3757 8409 3765 8413
      3767 8409 3768 8410 3771 8409 3755 8378
      3750 8386 3752 8388 3749 8388 3733 8413
      3752 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 316DEG 23KT 3759 8411

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

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CMC