Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 6:58PM EDT until September 4 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 4, 2026 - 3:58pm
Expires:
September 4, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
SVRJKL
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Morgan County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southeastern Bath County in east central Kentucky...
Northeastern Menifee County in east central Kentucky...
Southwestern Rowan County in east central Kentucky...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 657 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Yale, or 8
miles southwest of Morehead, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Frenchburg, Salt Lick, Zag, Yale, Denniston, Bangor, Cogswell,
Ratlitt, Zilpo, Scranton, Mariba, and Korea.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Cave Run Lake, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Bath, KY; Menifee, KY; Morgan, KY; Rowan, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov