800
WWUS51 KRLX 162229
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
629 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
KYC019-043-127-162245-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-260816T2245Z/
BOYD KY-LAWRENCE KY-CARTER KY-
629 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BOYD...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN CARTER
COUNTIES...
AT 629 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DENTON, OR NEAR GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DENTON AND WEBBVILLE AROUND 635 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HOUCKVILLE, WILLARD, FALLSBURG, AND HITCHINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3835 8293 3821 8260 3820 8260 3817 8263
3817 8264 3816 8264 3799 8279 3809 8293
3811 8289 3817 8292 3817 8297 3820 8301
3820 8304 3818 8305 3822 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 305DEG 25KT 3824 8293
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
01
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