Weather Alerts For Jackson, KY

# HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT, WEST CENTRAL MAGOFFIN, EAST CENTRAL LEE AND SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hollonville, or near Campton, moving southeast at 20 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- 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 - Jackson, Simpson, Burkhart, Lexie, Fillmore, Pence, Noctor, Rock Lick, Vancleve, Moct, Wilhurst, War Creek, Vada, Elkatawa, Inverness, Bays, Lane, Sewell, Haddix, and Taulbee. - THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 46 and 56. ISSUED AT Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service JACKSON KY HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Breathitt KY, Lee KY, Magoffin KY, Wolfe KY

Closest strike: 4.37 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.