Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Rockcastle County, KY
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NOAA issued it on August 12, 2026, 11 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 Rockcastle County until 8:00 PM EDT on August 12, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Issued
- August 12, 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 11 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Jackson KY. Effective from 2026-08-12T19:32:00-04:00 until 2026-08-12T20:00:00-04:00. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed. Severity: Severe.
Affected Areas
Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky. Storm located near Lancaster, 16 miles northwest of Mount Vernon, moving southeast at 25 mph. Will be near Indian Lakes Park around 7:45 PM EDT.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated. Hail damage to vehicles expected. Wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective August 12, 2026 from 7:32 PM EDT until 8:00 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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