Severe Thunderstorm Warning for East Central Kentucky Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 16, 2026, 7 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Jackson KY has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Powell, Estill, Menifee and Montgomery counties until 8:00 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- East Central Kentucky
- Issued
- August 16, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Jackson KY
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 7 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Central Kentucky.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Jackson KY. Effective from August 16 at 7:35 PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00 PM EDT. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Powell County, southeastern Montgomery County, northeastern Estill County, and southwestern Menifee County in east central Kentucky.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 7:35 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Westbend near Stanton moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 8:00 PM EDT on August 16, 2026. The storm will be near Stanton around 7:40 PM EDT, Bowen around 7:45 PM EDT, Lombard around 7:50 PM EDT, and Nada around 7:55 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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