Kentucky, Ohio Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/18/2026 01:43

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 4:43AM EDT until June 18 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 1:43am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 349 UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 347. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY LEWIS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY BRACKEN CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON IN OHIO THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE SCIOTO IN SOUTHWEST OHIO BROWN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, AUGUSTA, BROOKSVILLE, BUTLER, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CRITTENDEN, DRY RIDGE, FALMOUTH, GEORGETOWN, GREENFIELD, HEAD OF GRASSY, HILLSBORO, MANCHESTER, MAYSVILLE, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, OWENTON, PEEBLES, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PORTSMOUTH, RIPLEY, SEAMAN, TOLLESBORO, VANCEBURG, WARSAW, WAVERLY, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, AND WINCHESTER.
Area Description: 
Bracken, KY; Carroll, KY; Gallatin, KY; Grant, KY; Lewis, KY; Mason, KY; Owen, KY; Pendleton, KY; Robertson, KY; Adams, OH; Brown, OH; Highland, OH; Pike, OH; Scioto, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH