NWS Jackson KYTO.W 0020August 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: Elliott, Fleming, Morgan and 1 more, KY
The National Weather Service office in Jackson issued a tornado warning for Elliott, Fleming, Morgan and 1 more in Kentucky, which was in force until 5:30 p.m. local time on August 11. It was the 20th tornado warning the NWS office in Jackson issued in 2026. Kentucky had 32 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 1 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Kentucky's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 27 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Jackson KY
- Area
- Elliott, Fleming, Morgan and 1 more
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:03 p.m. EDT, August 11, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 p.m. EDT, August 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KJKL TO.W 0020
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORJKL The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a * Tornado Warning for... North central Morgan County in southeastern Kentucky... East central Fleming County in east central Kentucky... Rowan County in east central Kentucky... Northwestern Elliott County in east central Kentucky... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 502 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Muses Mills, or 9 miles north of Morehead, moving southeast 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... Morehead around 510 PM EDT. Crix around 515 PM EDT. Hamm around 520 PM EDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Blairs Mills.
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.
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.