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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
641 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
KYZ114>117-222315-
Clay KY-Perry KY-Owsley KY-Leslie KY-
641 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OWSLEY...NORTHERN
LESLIE...CENTRAL PERRY AND EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM
EDT...

At 641 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Saul, or 10 miles northwest of Hyden, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Hazard, Hyden, Dryhill, Lamont, Shoal, Viper, Daley, Kaliopi, Bobs
Fork, Confluence, Whoopflarea, Mosley Bend, Chavies, Thousandsticks,
Buckhorn Lake S.P., Bulan, Avawam, Jacks Creek, Saul, and Sizerock.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Hal Rogers Parkway between mile markers 37 and 59.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Perry County between mile markers 9 and 13.

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 3717 8358 3731 8358 3738 8315 3712 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 266DEG 27KT 3727 8351 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

GEERTSON