588  
WUUS53 KJKL 222328  
SVRJKL  
KYC071-119-133-193-195-230015-  
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0172.260822T2328Z-260823T0015Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
728 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
LETCHER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
SOUTHERN KNOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
 
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 728 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM META TO HI HAT TO DIABLOCK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
PIKEVILLE AROUND 735 PM EDT.  
BLACKEY AROUND 740 PM EDT.  
LETCHER AROUND 745 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE  
FLEMING-NEON, WHITESBURG AND ICE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3727 8235 3723 8250 3715 8263 3712 8272  
3710 8272 3701 8299 3728 8330 3741 8278  
3762 8246 3747 8206  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 300DEG 20KT 3758 8241 3738 8272 3723 8316  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
GEERTSON  
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