300  
WWUS83 KJKL 050242  
SPSJKL  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
1042 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026  
 
KYZ087-088-110-113-115-117-118-120-050345-  
PERRY KY-FLOYD KY-PIKE KY-KNOTT KY-BELL KY-HARLAN KY-LETCHER KY-  
LESLIE KY-  
1042 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2026  
   
..A LINE OF GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT HARLAN...SOUTHEASTERN BELL  
 
SOUTHEASTERN LESLIE...LETCHER...SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN  
KNOTT...SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD AND SOUTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTIES THROUGH  
1145 PM EDT...  
 
AT 1042 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING GUSTY SHOWERS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM MALLIE TO ELKO TO NOLANSBURG TO NEAR COLDIRON  
TO BLACK SNAKE TO NEAR CUBAGE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
PIKEVILLE, WHITESBURG, HARLAN, MIDDLESBORO, LETCHER, BATH,  
CUMBERLAND, JENKINS, LOYALL, ELKHORN CITY, EVARTS, WHEELWRIGHT,  
FLEMING-NEON, LYNCH, PIPPA PASSES, BENHAM, VICCO, WALLINS CREEK,  
BLACKEY, AND CODY.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
U.S. HIGHWAY 23 IN LETHCHER COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 7.  
U.S. HIGHWAY 23 IN PIKE COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 19.  
U.S. HIGHWAY 25 EAST IN BELL COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3681 8364 3712 8314 3739 8291 3749 8218  
3733 8226 3728 8233 3712 8272 3705 8272  
3698 8287 3693 8286 3688 8289 3685 8307  
3674 8314 3667 8343 3667 8353 3658 8369  
3659 8380  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 244DEG 33KT 3730 8289 3712 8300 3694 8317 3680  
8345 3676 8352 3666 8349  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
JP  
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