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Extreme Cold Warning 1, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this extreme cold warning at Jan 26, 2026, 2:24 AM EST for 24 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Jan 26, 2026, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2026, 2:24 AM EST (07:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2026, 10:22 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
All 24 counties
Bath County, KY, Bell County, KY, Clay County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Letcher County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2:24 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Magoffin and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 26, 7:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 7:20 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee | 20 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:43 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 20 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.