Special Weather Statement

FROM: NWS Jackson KY
AREA: Rockcastle; Pulaski; Wayne
SENT: 2026-07-03T21:28:00-04:00

Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 9:28PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY

At 927 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Nancy, or 8 miles west of Somerset, moving north
at 20 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…
Somerset, Monticello, Science Hill, Burnside, Cains Store, Stab,
Bobtown, Nancy, Parnell, Pointer, Bandy, Pongo, Bronston, Woodstock,
Hansford, Dabney, Valley Oak, Willailla, Pulaski County Park, and
Somerset Pulaski Airport.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 51 and
53.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 17 and
37.
Louis B. Nunn Parkway

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Lake Cumberland, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

Alert Expiration: 2026-07-03T22:15:00-04:00