NWS Louisville KYTO.W 0012April 28, 2026
Tornado Warning: Ohio County, KY
The National Weather Service office in Louisville issued a tornado warning for Ohio County in Kentucky, which was in force until 12:45 a.m. local time on April 28. It was the 12th tornado warning the NWS office in Louisville issued in 2026. Kentucky had 8 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 25 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Kentucky's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 41 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Louisville KY
- Area
- Ohio County
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:04 a.m. CDT, April 28, 2026
- Expires
- 12:45 a.m. CDT, April 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLMK TO.W 0012
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Kentucky since 2008Every warning type in Kentucky
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
TORLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Ohio County in central Kentucky... * Until 1245 AM CDT. * At 1203 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Calhoun, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Hartford around 1225 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Horse Branch, Taffy, Windy Hill, Dogwalk, Jingo, Heflin, Rosine, Sulphur Springs, Beaver Dam, and Rob Roy.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.