Kentucky Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/26/2026 18:18

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 26 at 9:18PM EDT until May 26 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 26, 2026 - 6:18pm
Expires: 
May 26, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 918 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dingus, or 9 miles east of West Liberty, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Blaine, Ulysses, Martha, and Charley.
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 this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Lawrence, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov