Severe Thunderstorm Watch Kentucky | Effective 03/16/2026 00:47

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 3:47AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 12:47am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 4:00am
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 62 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY ELLIOTT IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY JOHNSON MARTIN IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY BELL BREATHITT FLOYD HARLAN KNOTT LESLIE LETCHER MAGOFFIN MORGAN PERRY PIKE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COAL RUN, CUMBERLAND, ELKHORN CITY, HARLAN, HAZARD, HINDMAN, HYDEN, INEZ, JACKSON, JENKINS, MIDDLESBORO, PAINTSVILLE, PIKEVILLE, PINEVILLE, PIPPA PASSES, PRESTONSBURG, SALYERSVILLE, SANDY HOOK, SOUTH WILLIAMSON, WEST LIBERTY, WHEELWRIGHT, AND WHITESBURG.
Area Description: 
Bell, KY; Breathitt, KY; Elliott, KY; Floyd, KY; Harlan, KY; Johnson, KY; Knott, KY; Leslie, KY; Letcher, KY; Magoffin, KY; Martin, KY; Morgan, KY; Perry, KY; Pike, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY