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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
617 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
KYZ058-069-111-114-222245-
Jackson KY-Lee KY-Estill KY-Owsley KY-
617 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL OWSLEY...SOUTHERN
ESTILL...NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON AND LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...

At 617 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Station Camp, or near Irvine, moving east at 35 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...
Irvine, Beattyville, Booneville, Fincastle, Ravenna, White Ash, Rice
Station, Kings Station, Pinnacle, Grass, Wisemantown, Ida May, Drip
Rock, Blanton Flats, Delvinta, Alumbaugh, Evelyn, Texola, Caryton,
and Belle Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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

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LAT...LON 3771 8407 3770 8367 3767 8362 3746 8362
      3756 8408
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 277DEG 29KT 3764 8398 

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

$$

GEERTSON