Special Weather Statement in Laurel County, Kentucky
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
6/27/2026 2:13:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
6/27/2026 2:13:00 PM until 6/27/2026 3:00:00 PM
At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Greenwood, or 10 miles north of Whitley City, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Torrential Rainfall and 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...
Williamsburg, Whitley City, Burnside, Julip, Swan Lake, Cumberland
Falls S.P., Co-
Operative, Gausdale, Krupp, Bark Camp, Dixie, Siler, Honeybee,
Wilton, Alpine, Dorthae, Jellico Creek, Quinton, Rockholds, and
Rockcastle Springs.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 5 and
31.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Knox County between mile markers 15 and 26.
U.S. Highway 25 East in Laurel County between mile markers 0 and 2.




