Special Weather Statement Kentucky | Effective 03/22/2026 21:11

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 23 at 12:11AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 22, 2026 - 9:11pm
Expires: 
March 22, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description: 
At 1210 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking outflow winds from a strong thunderstorm over Nepton, or near Flemingsburg, moving east- southeast at 60 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... Morehead, Flemingsburg, Fairview, Cranston, Pecks Ridge, Triplett, Christy, Hilda, Muses Mills, Wallingford, Foxport, Munson, Mount Carmel, Nepton, Haldeman, Tilton, Rodburn, Ringos Mills, Hillsboro, and Craintown. THIS INCLUDES Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 139 and 148.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Fleming; Rowan
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY