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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
628 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
KYZ108-109-112-113-222315-
Breathitt KY-Knott KY-Magoffin KY-Wolfe KY-
628 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN KNOTT...NORTHERN
BREATHITT...CENTRAL MAGOFFIN AND EAST CENTRAL WOLFE COUNTIES THROUGH
715 PM EDT...

At 628 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Keck, or near Jackson, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Simpson, Rosefork, Keck, Buck, Carver, Cornelia, Daisydell,
Noctor, Foraker, Swampton, Camp Lewis, Vancleve, Rock Lick, Wilstacy,
Carver Station, Moct, Frozen Creek, Quicksand, and Wilhurst.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern Kentucky.

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LAT...LON 3756 8347 3771 8341 3766 8297 3742 8305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 281DEG 28KT 3761 8334 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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GINNICK