Tornado Watch Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia | Effective 03/11/2026 11:01

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 11 at 2:01PM EDT until March 11 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 11, 2026 - 11:01am
Expires: 
March 11, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 42 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY BOYD CARTER GREENUP LAWRENCE IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS MORGAN PERRY VINTON WASHINGTON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON ROANE IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA DODDRIDGE PLEASANTS RITCHIE TYLER WIRT WOOD IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA KANAWHA LINCOLN PUTNAM IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL MASON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, ASHLAND, ATHENS, BELMONT, BELPRE, BURNSVILLE, CANNONSBURG, CARTER CAVES STATE PARK, CEREDO, CHARLESTON, CLAY, CROOKSVILLE, ELIZABETH, FLATWOODS, GALLIPOLIS, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRANTSVILLE, GRAYSON, GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, HAMDEN, HAMLIN, HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HUNTINGTON, HURRICANE, IRONTON, JACKSON, KENOVA, LAKE VESUVIUS, LOUISA, MARIETTA, MCARTHUR, MCCONNELSVILLE, MIDDLEBOURNE, NEW HAVEN, NEW LEXINGTON, OAK HILL, OLIVE HILL, PADEN CITY, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, POINT PLEASANT, POMEROY, RACELAND, RAVENSWOOD, RIPLEY, RUSSELL, SAINT ALBANS, SISTERSVILLE, SOMERSET, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH POINT, SPENCER, ST. MARYS, STOCKPORT, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VIENNA, WAYNE, WELLSTON, WEST UNION, AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK.
Area Description: 
Boyd, KY; Carter, KY; Greenup, KY; Lawrence, KY; Athens, OH; Gallia, OH; Jackson, OH; Lawrence, OH; Meigs, OH; Morgan, OH; Perry, OH; Vinton, OH; Washington, OH; Braxton, WV; Cabell, WV; Calhoun, WV; Clay, WV; Doddridge, WV; Gilmer, WV; Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Mason, WV; Pleasants, WV; Putnam, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Tyler, WV; Wayne, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov