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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, KY

August 6, 2026Whitley County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2026, 7:13 PM EDT for Whitley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 6, 2026, 7:13 PM EDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired: Aug 6, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Whitley County, KY

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 215 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1265 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 693 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 5:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 5:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 3:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
359 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-072000-
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-
Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-
Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-
Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike-
359 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Through tonight.

Thunderstorms are possible, mainly during the evening hours. They
may bring about isolated instances of heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Thunderstorms are possible at times. They could bring isolated
instances of heavy rainfall, mainly Friday and Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GEERTSON/MARCUS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 5:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 5:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:30 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:53 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
713 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

KYZ084-085-062330-
McCreary KY-Whitley KY-
713 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN MCCREARY AND
NORTHWESTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Duckrun, or near Whitley City, moving northeast at 10 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...
Williamsburg, Bon, Honeybee, Duckrun, Beulah Heights, Cumberland
Falls S.P., Redbird, Clio, Goldbug, Jellico Creek, Krupp, Bounty,
Hollyhill, Youngs Creek, and Liberty.

THIS INCLUDES Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile
markers 10 and 16.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3679 8450 3695 8433 3695 8429 3673 8410
      3664 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 232DEG 8KT 3677 8437

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

CMC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 5, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Perry	31 min
Aug 5, 8:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Letcher, Perry	3 hr
Aug 5, 8:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Knott, Perry	3 hr
Aug 6, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Lee, Wolfe	25 min
Aug 6, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Wolfe	37 min
Aug 6, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Whitley	30 min
Aug 6, 6:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Letcher	3 hr
Aug 6, 6:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bell, Knox, Whitley	14 min
Aug 6, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott	22 min
Aug 6, 6:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Bell, Knox, Whitley	3 hr
Aug 6, 7:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Harlan, Letcher	3 hr
Aug 6, 7:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	McCreary, Whitley	3 hr
Aug 6, 7:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Elliott	2 hr
Aug 6, 7:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel	20 min
Aug 6, 7:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	McCreary	11 min
Aug 6, 7:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Elliott	2 hr
Aug 6, 7:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Laurel	3 hr

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