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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2026, 5:25 AM EDT for 6 counties in 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
- Jun 18, 2026, 5:25 AM EDT (09:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2026, 6:02 AM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bath County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 4:39 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 427 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 684 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
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 Jun 18, 4:28 AM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 4:28 AM EDT, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 456 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 KYZ044-050>052-190900- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan- 456 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH 349 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms are expected at times today, with those this morning being strong to severe with damaging winds and a brief tornado possible. If thunderstorms repeatedly pass over the same locations it could lead to isolated flash flooding in low-lying areas. Outside of thunderstorms, strong to gusty winds are anticipated this morning, with gusts reaching as high as the 30 to 40 mph range. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms are possible again on Sunday and Monday and these storms could produce locally heavy rain leading to instances of high water or isolated flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encourage to report any instances of heavy rain, flooding, or wind damage. KYZ058>060-104-106>114-119-120-190900- Estill-Powell-Menifee-Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd- Lee-Breathitt-Knott-Owsley-Martin-Pike- 456 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...TORNADO WATCH 349 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms are expected at times today, with those this morning being strong to severe with damaging winds and a brief tornado possible. Additional thunderstorms with strong to damaging wind gusts are possible this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms may repeatedly pass over the same locations, which could lead to isolated flash flooding in low-lying areas. Outside of thunderstorms, strong to gusty winds are anticipated this morning, with gusts reaching as high as the 30 to 40 mph range. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a threat of thunderstorms repeatedly passing over the same locations which could lead to isolated flash flooding in low lying areas through early Thursday. Thunderstorms are possible again on Sunday through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encourage to report any instances of heavy rain, flooding, or wind damage. KYZ068-069-079-080-083>088-115>118-190900- Rockcastle-Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell- Harlan-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher- 456 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms with strong to damaging wind gusts are possible, mainly this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms may repeatedly pass over the same locations, which could lead to isolated flash flooding in low-lying areas. Outside of thunderstorms, strong to gusty winds are anticipated this morning, with gusts reaching as high as the 30 to 40 mph range. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms are possible again on Sunday and Monday and these storms could produce locally heavy rain leading to instances of high water or isolated flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encourage to report any instances of heavy rain, flooding, or wind damage. JP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 12:00 AM EDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 4:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 5:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 6:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 6:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Menifee, Powell | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 6:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Montgomery, Powell | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 6:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 6:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Martin, Pike | 18 min |
| Jun 18, 6:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 7:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Magoffin, Wolfe | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Jackson, Magoffin, Owsley, Rockcastle | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 7:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 22 min |
| Jun 18, 8:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Perry, Pike | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 8:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 8:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee | 36 min |
| Jun 18, 9:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 9:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Powell | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Magoffin, Owsley | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 9:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Perry, Pike | 36 min |
| Jun 18, 10:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Powell and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Harlan | 14 min |
| Jun 18, 4:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 101 min |
| Jun 18, 6:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Laurel and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 2 hr |
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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.