Kentucky Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 14:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 5:58PM EDT until July 21 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 2:58pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
At 558 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Red River Gorge to Leighton to Clover Bottom, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Beattyville, Payton and Holliday.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Breathitt, KY; Estill, KY; Jackson, KY; Lee, KY; Menifee, KY; Morgan, KY; Owsley, KY; Powell, KY; Rockcastle, KY; Wolfe, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY