242  
WWUS51 KRLX 180929  
SVSRLX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
529 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
KYC043-089-OHC079-180945-  
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-260618T0945Z/  
GREENUP KY-CARTER KY-JACKSON OH-  
529 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT  
FOR GREENUP...CARTER AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 529 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF LUCASVILLE TO CRIX, MOVING EAST AT 60  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GRAYSON, OLIVE HILL, GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, CARTER CAVES STATE  
PARK, GREENUP, LOAD, GESLING, GREENBO LAKE, OLDTOWN, LETITIA, CARTER,  
SOUTH SHORE, GRAHN, HOPEWELL, BRUSHART, WARNOCK, SOLDIER, GLOBE,  
GRAYS BRANCH, AND SOUTH PORTSMOUTH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN  
KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEASTERN OHIO.  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3834 8323 3843 8324 3859 8307 3868 8303  
3872 8303 3875 8289 3885 8275 3890 8276  
3889 8271 3885 8272 3875 8288 3858 8283  
3817 8297 3820 8301 3818 8305 3827 8317  
3824 8322 3819 8323 3819 8327 3832 8334  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0929Z 290DEG 52KT 3888 8316 3817 8336  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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