Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 28 at 2:45AM EDT until April 28 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 11:45pm
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 12:00am
Description:
At 244 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles east of Vanceburg to near Haldeman to near
Young Springs, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Grayson, Olive Hill, Blaine, Grayson Lake State Park, Carter Caves
State Park, Load, Gesling, Letitia, Martha, Carter, Grahn, Hopewell,
Brushart, Willard, Hitchins, Warnock, Soldier, Globe, and South
Portsmouth.
Instruction:
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Carter, KY; Greenup, KY; Lawrence, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov