Kentucky Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/20/2026 12:49

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 20 at 3:49PM EDT until May 20 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 20, 2026 - 12:49pm
Expires: 
May 20, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 236 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY JOHNSON MARTIN IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY BELL BREATHITT CLAY FLOYD HARLAN KNOTT KNOX LESLIE LETCHER MAGOFFIN PERRY PIKE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARBOURVILLE, COAL RUN, CUMBERLAND, ELKHORN CITY, HARLAN, HAZARD, HINDMAN, HYDEN, INEZ, JACKSON, JENKINS, MANCHESTER, MIDDLESBORO, PAINTSVILLE, PIKEVILLE, PINEVILLE, PIPPA PASSES, PRESTONSBURG, SALYERSVILLE, SOUTH WILLIAMSON, WHEELWRIGHT, AND WHITESBURG.
Area Description: 
Bell, KY; Breathitt, KY; Clay, KY; Floyd, KY; Harlan, KY; Johnson, KY; Knott, KY; Knox, KY; Leslie, KY; Letcher, KY; Magoffin, KY; Martin, KY; Perry, KY; Pike, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov