Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Tri-State Area of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia
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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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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia until 4:45 AM EDT, with 60 mph wind gusts expected.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia Tri-State Region
- Issued
- April 5, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Charleston WV
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 Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia Tri-State Region.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Charleston, West Virginia, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. This alert is classified as an immediate urgency event with observed severe weather conditions.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following regions:
- Northeastern Kentucky: Boyd County, Lawrence County, southeastern Greenup County, and southeastern Carter County.
- Southeastern Ohio: Southern Lawrence County.
- Central and Western West Virginia: West central Cabell County and western Wayne County.
Impacted locations include Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Grayson, Louisa, Coal Grove, Wayne, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Blaine, Beech Fork State Park, Cannonsburg, Grayson Lake State Park, Yatesville Lake State Park, Kenova, Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Greenup, Fort Gay, and Coalton. This also includes Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 166 and 191, and in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 13.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building immediately. Residents should seek shelter to avoid potential injury from flying debris or structural damage.
Expected Conditions
- Hazard: Wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
- Source: Radar indicated.
- Impact: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
- Movement: At 3:58 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Greenup to near Grayson Lake State Park, moving east at 35 mph.
Timeline
The alert is effective as of 3:59 AM EDT on March 16, 2026. The warning is scheduled to expire at 4:45 AM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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