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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
949 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-290200-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLEMINGSBURG, CAMARGO, JEFFERSONVILLE,
MOUNT STERLING, OWINGSVILLE, MOREHEAD, IRVINE, RAVENNA,
CLAY CITY, STANTON, FRENCHBURG, BRODHEAD, MOUNT VERNON, MCKEE,
ANNVILLE, BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, LONDON, MONTICELLO, STEARNS,
WHITLEY CITY, 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
949 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS EVENING
..HIGH FIRE DANGER ON SUNDAY
LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL COMBINE TO
RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES
WILL RECOVER AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNSET, ALLEVIATING THE THREAT
TONIGHT.
HOWEVER, LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON SUNDAY,
AND FREQUENT WIND GUSTS INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE BETWEEN 10 AM
AND AROUND SUNSET WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER.
A BURN BAND IN CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR MCCREARY COUNTY. CHECK FOR
ANY OTHER COUNTY BURN BANS OR RESTRICTIONS THAT MAY BE IN PLACE.
REMEMBER, THAT KENTUCKY REGULATIONS MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO BURN
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 AM AND 6 PM WITHIN 150 FEET OF AN WOODLAND
OR BRUSHLAND DURING THE SPRING FOREST FIRE SEASON THAT RUNS UNTIL
APRIL 30TH.
JP
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