Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 9 at 2:27PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 9, 2026 - 11:27am
Expires:
June 9, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
At 227 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Somerset to near Nancy to 6 miles west of
Faubush. Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Somerset, Burnside, Naomi, Sloans Valley, Nancy, Grade, Alpine,
Bronston, Elihu, Ruth, Mount Victory, Quinton, Dykes, Frazer,
Rockcastle Springs, Tateville, Pulaski County Park, Somerset Pulaski
Airport, Faubush, and General Burnside S.P..
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 17 and
25.
Louis B. Nunn Parkway
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Pulaski; Laurel; Wayne
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: