Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/18/2026 04:16

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 7:16AM EDT until June 18 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 4:16am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 349 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY BOYD CARTER GREENUP LAWRENCE IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS VINTON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON NICHOLAS ROANE WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA RITCHIE WIRT WOOD IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE FAYETTE KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN MINGO PUTNAM RALEIGH WYOMING IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL MASON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, ASHLAND, ATHENS, BECKLEY, BURNSVILLE, CANNONSBURG, CARTER CAVES STATE PARK, CEREDO, CHAPMANVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLAY, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, ELIZABETH, FAYETTEVILLE, FLATWOODS, GALLIPOLIS, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRANTSVILLE, GRAYSON, GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, HAMDEN, HAMLIN, HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HUNTINGTON, HURRICANE, IRONTON, JACKSON, KENOVA, LAKE VESUVIUS, LOGAN, LOUISA, MADISON, MAN, MCARTHUR, MULLENS, NEW HAVEN, OAK HILL, OAK HILL, OCEANA, OLIVE HILL, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, PINEVILLE, POINT PLEASANT, POMEROY, RACELAND, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY, RUSSELL, SAINT ALBANS, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH POINT, SPENCER, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VIENNA, WAYNE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WELLSTON, WILLIAMSON, 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; Vinton, OH; Boone, WV; Braxton, WV; Cabell, WV; Calhoun, WV; Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Gilmer, WV; Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Logan, WV; Mason, WV; Mingo, WV; Nicholas, WV; Putnam, WV; Raleigh, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Wayne, WV; Webster, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV; Wyoming, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov