Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:16AM EDT until March 16 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 1:16am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:00am
Description:
SVRJKL
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Floyd County in southeastern Kentucky...
Pike County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 500 AM EDT.
* At 415 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Orkney, or 11
miles west of Pikeville, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Beaver around 420 AM EDT.
Pikeville around 425 AM EDT.
Garden Village around 430 AM EDT.
Raccoon around 435 AM EDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Phyllis and Biggs.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. This storm may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
Area Description:
Floyd, KY; Pike, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov