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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:34 PM Aug. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN MARTIN...SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON...EASTERN FLOYD AND NORTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTIES... At 234 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Davisport to Alvin to Printer, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Gulnare, Coal Run Village, Pikeville and Laura. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 5:59 PM Aug. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MARTIN...JOHNSON... NORTHWESTERN FLOYD AND NORTHEASTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT... At 159 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Staffordsville, or over Paintsville, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Torrential rainfall, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Paintsville, Prestonsburg, Oaklawn Estates, Fitz, Davella, Oil Springs, Lancer, Meally, Prince, Collista, West Van Lear, Dotson, Williamsport, Offutt, Blue River, Buffalo, Swamp Branch, Riceville, Auxier, and Cliff. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... Kentucky Highway 3 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 4. Kentucky Highway 3 in Johnson County Kentucky Highway 3 in Martin County between mile markers 1 and 6. U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 14 and 21. U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County between mile markers 0 and 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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