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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY

February 19, 2026Breathitt County, Magoffin County, Wolfe County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 19, 2026, 4:38 PM EST for Breathitt County, Magoffin County, Wolfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 19, 2026, 4:38 PM EST (21:38 UTC)
Expired: Feb 19, 2026, 5:15 PM EST
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Breathitt County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Wolfe County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 202 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 84 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 84 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 19, 4:38 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 4:38 PM EST, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 19, 3:23 AM EST, 13 hours 15 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
323 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-200830-
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-
Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-
Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-
Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike-
323 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms are possible for much of the area today into tonight. A
few of the storms could become strong to severe this afternoon into
tonight with hail, damaging winds and even an isolated tornado. The
greatest threat for severe weather will be near and north of I-64.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

GEERTSON

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 19, 3:51 PM EST, 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
351 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

KYZ058-059-111-192115-
Lee KY-Estill KY-Powell KY-
351 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN POWELL...ESTILL AND
NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EST...

At 350 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Blackburn, or 8 miles west of Irvine, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Irvine, Ravenna, Sandhill, Pilot, Willow Tree, Rice Station, Kings
Station, Pinnacle, Whynot, Blackburn, Shade, Calloway Crossing, Old
Landing, Wiseman Crossing Station, Winston, Patsey, Cobhill,
Wisemantown, Hardwick, and Weedon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3784 8376 3761 8372 3762 8412 3765 8413
      3767 8409 3768 8410 3770 8409 3774 8410
      3775 8408 3776 8409
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 259DEG 43KT 3768 8412

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

HAL

Special weather statement, Feb 19, 3:56 PM EST, 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
356 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

KYZ106-192130-
Morgan KY-
356 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM EST...

At 355 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pekin, or 7 miles west of West Liberty, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
West Liberty, Henry, Lewis, Malone, Greear, Mize, Rexville, Stacy
Fork, Index, Pekin, Liberty Road, Omer, Dehart, Panama, Well Station,
Ezel, Woodsbend, Gordon Ford, Licking River, and Pomp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3801 8327 3783 8319 3781 8341 3782 8343
      3784 8346 3784 8348 3788 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 242DEG 25KT 3789 8340

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

HAL

Special weather statement, Feb 19, 4:06 PM EST, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
406 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

KYZ058>060-108-192130-
Menifee KY-Estill KY-Powell KY-Wolfe KY-
406 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN POWELL...EAST
CENTRAL ESTILL...SOUTH CENTRAL MENIFEE AND NORTHWESTERN WOLFE
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EST...

At 406 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rogers Chapel, or 7 miles southeast of Stanton, moving east at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Campton, Campsites in the Indian Creek area of the Daniel Boone
National Forrest, Pilot, Torrent, Rogers, Baptist, Leeco, Red River
Gorge, Slade, Pine Ridge, Patsey, Knowlton, Haystack, Rogers Chapel,
High Falls, Koomer Ridge Campground, Lombard, Furnace, See, and Nada.

THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 29
and 47.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3771 8347 3770 8368 3772 8371 3771 8373
      3772 8374 3770 8376 3770 8382 3780 8386
      3792 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 252DEG 32KT 3777 8376

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

HAL

Special weather statement, Feb 19, 4:20 PM EST, 18 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 19, 8:05 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Johnson	25 min
Feb 19, 3:51 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Estill, Powell	24 min
Feb 19, 3:56 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Morgan	34 min
Feb 19, 4:02 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe	118 min
Feb 19, 4:06 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Powell, Wolfe	24 min
Feb 19, 4:16 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe	29 min
Feb 19, 4:20 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Morgan	25 min
Feb 19, 4:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Wolfe	32 min
Feb 19, 4:30 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe	2 hr
Feb 19, 4:37 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bath, Montgomery, Rowan	113 min
Feb 19, 4:43 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan	32 min
Feb 19, 4:45 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Martin	30 min
Feb 19, 4:59 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin	2 hr
Feb 19, 5:08 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Johnson	37 min
Feb 19, 5:11 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Powell	34 min
Feb 19, 5:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Floyd	42 min
Feb 19, 5:33 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Johnson, Martin	89 min
Feb 19, 6:00 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Floyd, Pike	45 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.