Kentucky Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/28/2026 00:29

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 28 at 3:29AM EDT until April 28 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 28, 2026 - 12:29am
Expires: 
April 28, 2026 - 1:15am
Description: 
SVRJKL The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Wayne County in south central Kentucky... Western Laurel County in south central Kentucky... Pulaski County in south central Kentucky... Northeastern McCreary County in south central Kentucky... Southwestern Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky... Northwestern Whitley County in south central Kentucky... * Until 415 AM EDT. * At 328 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Stanford to near Magnum to 7 miles northwest of Cains Store to Jamestown, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Science Hill around 335 AM EDT. Somerset around 340 AM EDT. Ottowa around 345 AM EDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Burnside, Alpine and Hazel Patch.
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: 
Laurel, KY; McCreary, KY; Pulaski, KY; Rockcastle, KY; Wayne, KY; Whitley, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov