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WWUS83 KJKL 180438  
SPSJKL  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
1138 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
KYZ088-107-110-113-115-117>120-180900-  
HARLAN-JOHNSON-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CUMBERLAND, HARLAN, PAINTSVILLE,  
PRESTONSBURG, WHEELWRIGHT, HINDMAN, PIPPA PASSES, HAZARD, HYDEN,  
JENKINS, WHITESBURG, INEZ, COAL RUN, ELKHORN CITY, PIKEVILLE,  
AND SOUTH WILLIAMSON  
1138 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
..LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT  
 
MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS, GENERALLY AROUND A COATING TO LESS THAN  
ONE-HALF INCH, ARE EXPECTED AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE AND COLD  
FRONT MOVE ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS  
SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE BRIEF IN NATURE, AND FOR MANY PLACES BE  
ACCOMPANIED BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 MPH.  
 
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS, THOUGH RELATIVELY BRIEF  
IN DURATION, MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY  
SLICK ROADS IF OUT TRAVELING LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT.  
 
TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE THEIR LOW-BEAM  
HEADLIGHTS TO ENSURE THEY REACH THEIR INTENDED DESTINATION SAFELY.  
 
 
 
CMC  
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