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WSWJKL
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
340 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
KYZ088-118-120-141645-
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HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARLAN, ELKHORN CITY, COAL RUN,
PIKEVILLE, WHITESBURG, JENKINS, CUMBERLAND, AND SOUTH WILLIAMSON
340 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10
AM EST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 2 INCHES,
EXCEPT LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE ON BIG BLACK
MOUNTAIN.
* WHERE...HARLAN, LETCHER, AND PIKE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE OVER BIG
BLACK MOUNTAIN AND THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS THE ENTIRE
ADVISORY AREA.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAIN WILL DEVELOP AND SWITCH TO SNOW OVER BIG
BLACK MOUNTAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO THE
VALLEY LEVEL BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS, SOME
BRIEFLY HEAVY, WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND AT LEAST MOST
OF THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR KENTUCKY CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING HTTPS://GOKY.KY.GOV.
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