Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/18/2026 05:56

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 8:56AM EDT until June 18 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 5:56am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 349 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY BOYD LAWRENCE IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS MEIGS IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON NICHOLAS ROANE WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA RITCHIE WIRT WOOD IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE FAYETTE KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN MINGO PUTNAM RALEIGH WYOMING IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL MASON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, ASHLAND, ATHENS, BECKLEY, BURNSVILLE, CANNONSBURG, CEREDO, CHAPMANVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLAY, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, ELIZABETH, FAYETTEVILLE, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRANTSVILLE, HAMLIN, HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HUNTINGTON, HURRICANE, KENOVA, LOGAN, LOUISA, MADISON, MAN, MULLENS, NEW HAVEN, OAK HILL, OCEANA, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, PINEVILLE, POINT PLEASANT, POMEROY, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY, SAINT ALBANS, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SPENCER, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VIENNA, WAYNE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WILLIAMSON, AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK.
Area Description: 
Boyd, KY; Lawrence, KY; Athens, OH; Meigs, OH; Boone, WV; Braxton, WV; Cabell, WV; Calhoun, WV; Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Gilmer, WV; Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Logan, WV; Mason, WV; Mingo, WV; Nicholas, WV; Putnam, WV; Raleigh, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Wayne, WV; Webster, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV; Wyoming, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV