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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1230 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
KYZ052-060-085>088-104-106>120-160000-
ROWAN-MENIFEE-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-
WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-
LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOREHEAD, FRENCHBURG, CORBIN,
WILLIAMSBURG, BARBOURVILLE, MIDDLESBORO, PINEVILLE, CUMBERLAND,
HARLAN, SANDY HOOK, WEST LIBERTY, PAINTSVILLE, CAMPTON,
SALYERSVILLE, PRESTONSBURG, WHEELWRIGHT, BEATTYVILLE, JACKSON,
HINDMAN, PIPPA PASSES, BOONEVILLE, HAZARD, MANCHESTER, HYDEN,
JENKINS, WHITESBURG, INEZ, COAL RUN, ELKHORN CITY, PIKEVILLE,
AND SOUTH WILLIAMSON
1230 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS EVENING
SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35
MPH AT TIMES. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE 25 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE LEADING TO ELEVATED
FIRE DANGER. ANY NEW FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY.
REMEMBER THAT KENTUCKY REGULATIONS MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO BURN BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF 6 AM AND 6 PM WITHIN 150 FEET OF ANY WOODLAND OR
BRUSHLAND DURING THE SPRING FOREST FIRE SEASON.
GEERTSON
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