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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:49 PM May. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 236 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY JOHNSON MARTIN IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY BELL BREATHITT CLAY FLOYD HARLAN KNOTT KNOX LESLIE LETCHER MAGOFFIN PERRY PIKE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARBOURVILLE, COAL RUN, CUMBERLAND, ELKHORN CITY, HARLAN, HAZARD, HINDMAN, HYDEN, INEZ, JACKSON, JENKINS, MANCHESTER, MIDDLESBORO, PAINTSVILLE, PIKEVILLE, PINEVILLE, PIPPA PASSES, PRESTONSBURG, SALYERSVILLE, SOUTH WILLIAMSON, WHEELWRIGHT, AND WHITESBURG.
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