Kentucky Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/21/2026 20:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 11:59PM EDT until September 22 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 21, 2026 - 8:59pm
Expires: 
September 21, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description: 
SVRJKL The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Harlan County in southeastern Kentucky... East central Bell County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 1230 AM EDT. * At 1158 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cubage, or 12 miles east of Middlesboro, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Harlan and east central Bell Counties.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Bell, KY; Harlan, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov