Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 5:01AM EDT until June 18 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 2:01am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 2:30am
Description:
At 500 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Tollesboro to near Carlisle to Versailles, moving
east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Sterling, Morehead, Flemingsburg, Owingsville, Marshall,
Jeffersonville, Camargo, Sharpsburg, Salt Lick, Pecks Ridge, Levee,
and Elliottville.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT for southeastern
and east central Kentucky.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Bath, KY; Fleming, KY; Montgomery, KY; Rowan, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
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