602  
WWUS83 KJKL 020252  
SPSJKL  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
1052 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
 
KYZ068-069-080-114-020315-  
JACKSON KY-OWSLEY KY-ROCKCASTLE KY-LAUREL KY-  
1052 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LAUREL
 
WEST CENTRAL  
OWSLEY...JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM  
EDT...  
 
AT 1051 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
HAZEL PATCH, OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONDON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30  
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...  
LONDON, MCKEE, CARICO, ROBINET, PITTSBURG, ZEKES POINT, MAULDEN, SHOP  
BRANCH, MUMMIE, TYNER, PRIVETT, BRADSHAW, HORSE LICK, HURLEY, SETTLE  
STORE, MERSHONS, HAZEL PATCH, CAMP WILDCAT, MOORES CREEK, AND CRUISE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 75 IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 40 AND  
54.  
KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 80 IN LAUREL COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 11.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3725 8430 3757 8399 3739 8375 3711 8414  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 223DEG 28KT 3725 8416  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
DJ  
 
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