486  
WWUS43 KJKL 231205  
WSWJKL  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
705 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
KYZ087-117-231700-  
/O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260224T0000Z/  
BELL-LESLIE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HYDEN, PINEVILLE, AND MIDDLESBORO  
705 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...ROUNDS OF SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
THROUGH 7 PM OF A DUSTING TO ONE INCH, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS  
IN ANY AREAS OF MORE PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS.  
 
* WHERE...BELL AND LESLIE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON TIMES OF SLICK, SLUSHY, OR SNOW COVERED ROADS  
AND SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN ROAD CONDITIONS OVER RATHER SHORT  
DISTANCES. DURING OR FOLLOWING A SNOW SHOWER, ANY UNTREATED ROADS  
AND SURFACES, AS WELL AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, MAY BE ICY IN  
SOME LOCATIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING  
AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH IN THE HEAVIER  
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE, COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW MAY  
CAUSE SUDDEN VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF TRAVELING TODAY, SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION. ALLOW PLENTY OF  
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
KENTUCKY CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING HTTPS://GOKY.KY.GOV.  
 

 
 

 
 
KYZ088-110-113-115-118>120-231700-  
/O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260224T0000Z/  
HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PIPPA PASSES, JENKINS, COAL RUN,  
WHEELWRIGHT, HINDMAN, INEZ, SOUTH WILLIAMSON, CUMBERLAND, HAZARD,  
ELKHORN CITY, PRESTONSBURG, PIKEVILLE, WHITESBURG, AND HARLAN  
705 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...ROUNDS OF SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
THROUGH 7 PM EST OF A HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER  
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY AREAS OF MORE PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS.  
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES COULD OCCUR ABOVE 3000 FEET  
ELEVATION.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON TIMES OF SLICK, SLUSHY, OR SNOW COVERED ROADS  
AND SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN ROAD CONDITIONS OVER RATHER SHORT  
DISTANCES. DURING OR FOLLOWING A SNOW SHOWER, ANY UNTREATED ROADS  
AND SURFACES, AS WELL AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, MAY BE ICY IN  
SOME LOCATIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING  
AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN  
THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS, COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW MAY CAUSE  
SUDDEN VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF TRAVELING TODAY, SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION. ALLOW PLENTY OF  
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
KENTUCKY CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING HTTPS://GOKY.KY.GOV.  
 

 
 

 
 
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