275  
WFUS51 KRLX 162244  
TORRLX  
KYC043-127-162315-  
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0034.260816T2244Z-260816T2315Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
644 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
SOUTHEASTERN CARTER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...  
 
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 643 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER WEBBVILLE, OR 8 MILES EAST OF GRAYSON LAKE STATE  
PARK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...  
YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK AROUND 650 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3830 8293 3826 8279 3825 8279 3823 8276  
3825 8272 3822 8261 3817 8263 3817 8264  
3814 8264 3803 8268 3815 8291 3817 8292  
3817 8294 3819 8298  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 296DEG 22KT 3822 8286  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
01  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab WV Page
The Nexlab OH Page
The Nexlab KY Page
The Nexlab VA Page Main Text Page