Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Parts of Northern Kentucky and South Central Ohio
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NOAA issued it on April 5, 2026, 4 months 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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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 2:45 AM EDT for Mason and Lewis counties in Kentucky and Adams, Brown, Pike, and Scioto counties in Ohio due to 60 mph wind gusts.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Kentucky and South Central Ohio
- Issued
- April 5, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Wilmington OH
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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Kentucky and South Central Ohio.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Wilmington OH has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of northern and northeastern Kentucky, as well as southwestern and south central Ohio. The warning is in effect until 2:45 AM EDT on March 16, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following geographic regions:
- Northern Kentucky: Mason County and Lewis County.
- South Central/Southwestern Ohio: Adams County, southeastern Brown County, western Pike County, and western Scioto County.
Specific locations expected to be impacted include Maysville, Washington, West Union, Manchester, Peebles, Ripley, Aberdeen, Vanceburg, Winchester, Seaman, Lewisburg, Camp Dix, Rome, Pike Lake, Kincaid Springs, Tollesboro, Blue Creek, Decatur, Russellville, and Rarden.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building immediately. Residents should stay away from windows and remain indoors until the storm has passed. To report severe weather, visit the National Weather Service website at weather.gov/iln or submit reports via social media when it is safe to do so.
Expected Conditions
The primary hazard associated with these storms is wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph. These conditions were indicated by radar at 2:03 AM EDT. Residents should expect damage to trees and power lines in the affected areas.
Timeline
The warning was issued at 2:04 AM EDT and is scheduled to expire at 2:45 AM EDT. At the time of issuance, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ripley to near Washington to Elizaville, moving northeast at a speed of 45 mph.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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