785  
WWUS43 KJKL 220411  
WSWJKL  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
1111 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
KYZ088-110-113-115-118>120-221215-  
/O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0007.260222T1600Z-260223T2300Z/  
HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEELWRIGHT, COAL RUN, INEZ,  
PRESTONSBURG, PIPPA PASSES, ELKHORN CITY, HINDMAN, SOUTH  
WILLIAMSON, WHITESBURG, HAZARD, JENKINS, PIKEVILLE, CUMBERLAND,  
AND HARLAN  
1111 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 6  
PM EST MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...ROUNDS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED, RESULTING IN EVENT  
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR MOST LOCATIONS, WITH  
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES ARE  
POSSIBLE ABOVE 3000 FEET ELEVATION.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT  
DIFFERENCES IN ROAD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE  
HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS, COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW MAY CAUSE  
SUDDEN VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS, MAINLY DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS  
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.  
 
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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