Headline:
Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 4:40AM EDT until June 18 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 1:40am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 349 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
BATH ELLIOTT ESTILL
MENIFEE MONTGOMERY POWELL
ROWAN
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
JOHNSON MARTIN
IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
BREATHITT FLOYD KNOTT
LEE MAGOFFIN MORGAN
OWSLEY PIKE WOLFE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEATTYVILLE, BOONEVILLE, CAMARGO,
CAMPTON, CLAY CITY, COAL RUN, ELKHORN CITY, FRENCHBURG, HINDMAN,
INEZ, IRVINE, JACKSON, JEFFERSONVILLE, MOREHEAD, MOUNT STERLING,
OWINGSVILLE, PAINTSVILLE, PIKEVILLE, PIPPA PASSES, PRESTONSBURG,
RAVENNA, SALYERSVILLE, SANDY HOOK, SOUTH WILLIAMSON, STANTON,
WEST LIBERTY, AND WHEELWRIGHT.
Area Description:
Bath, KY; Breathitt, KY; Elliott, KY; Estill, KY; Floyd, KY; Johnson, KY; Knott, KY; Lee, KY; Magoffin, KY; Martin, KY; Menifee, KY; Montgomery, KY; Morgan, KY; Owsley, KY; Pike, KY; Powell, KY; Rowan, KY; Wolfe, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov