341  
WUUS53 KJKL 181052  
SVRJKL  
KYC071-115-153-159-175-181115-  
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0050.260618T1052Z-260618T1115Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
652 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
WESTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
EAST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
NORTH CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
NORTHEASTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
 
* UNTIL 715 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 652 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM MARTHA TO OPHIR TO FLORRESS, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
COON AROUND 655 AM EDT.  
PAINTSVILLE AROUND 700 AM EDT.  
CHESTNUT AROUND 705 AM EDT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.  
 
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.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3786 8243 3773 8257 3764 8271 3789 8323  
3792 8302 3800 8294 3796 8282 3789 8268  
3788 8261 3789 8260 3792 8260 3793 8258  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1052Z 300DEG 39KT 3801 8289 3791 8299 3788 8315  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
GINNICK  
 
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