Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/18/2026 00:18

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 3:18AM EDT until June 18 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 12:18am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 347 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA DEARBORN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY LEWIS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO FAYETTE IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO IN SOUTHWEST OHIO BROWN CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CHILLICOTHE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DRY RIDGE, ERLANGER, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, MANCHESTER, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MILAN, MILFORD, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, PEEBLES, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PORTSMOUTH, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SPRINGBORO, SUMMERSIDE, TOLLESBORO, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, AND WITHAMSVILLE.
Area Description: 
Dearborn, IN; Ohio, IN; Ripley, IN; Switzerland, IN; Boone, KY; Bracken, KY; Campbell, KY; Carroll, KY; Gallatin, KY; Grant, KY; Kenton, KY; Lewis, KY; Mason, KY; Owen, KY; Pendleton, KY; Robertson, KY; Adams, OH; Brown, OH; Clermont, OH; Clinton, OH; Fayette, OH; Hamilton, OH; Highland, OH; Pike, OH; Ross, OH; Scioto, OH; Warren, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH