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WWUS43 KJKL 161853  
WSWJKL  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
253 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
KYZ087-110-113-115-117-119-170300-  
/O.EXB.KJKL.WW.Y.0010.260316T1900Z-260317T0600Z/  
BELL-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-MARTIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MIDDLESBORO, INEZ, PIPPA PASSES, HYDEN,  
HAZARD, PINEVILLE, PRESTONSBURG, WHEELWRIGHT, AND HINDMAN  
253 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOLLOWED BY SNOW  
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2  
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 1,500 FEET.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. SUDDEN VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO  
1/4 MILE OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLUSHY ROAD CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY AT  
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1,500 FEET. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT  
THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
KYZ088-118-170300-  
/O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/  
HARLAN-LETCHER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CUMBERLAND, JENKINS, HARLAN, AND  
WHITESBURG  
253 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOLLOWED BY SNOW  
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TONIGHT. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3  
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOST  
PERSISTENT. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH AS TEMPERATURES FALL  
INTO THE 20S AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND TEENS ABOVE 2,500 FEET.  
SUDDEN VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE  
IN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.  
 
* WHERE...HARLAN AND LETCHER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLUSHY ROAD CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS  
ABOVE 1,500 FEET. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY  
EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
KYZ120-170300-  
/O.CON.KJKL.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/  
PIKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELKHORN CITY, COAL RUN, SOUTH WILLIAMSON,  
AND PIKEVILLE  
253 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOLLOWED BY SNOW SHOWERS AND  
SQUALLS TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH  
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOST PERSISTENT.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. SUDDEN VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO  
1/4 MILE OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.  
 
* WHERE...PIKE COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLUSHY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING.  
 
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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