Kentucky Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/01/2026 19:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 1 at 10:42PM EDT until August 1 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 1, 2026 - 7:42pm
Expires: 
August 1, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
SVRJKL The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Laurel County in south central Kentucky... Southeastern Pulaski County in south central Kentucky... Eastern McCreary County in south central Kentucky... Northwestern Whitley County in south central Kentucky... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 1040 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Huxley to Whitley City, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Whitley City around 1045 PM EDT. Bark Camp around 1050 PM EDT. Hightop around 1055 PM EDT. Bounty around 1100 PM EDT.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Laurel, KY; McCreary, KY; Pulaski, KY; Whitley, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov