Kentucky, Ohio Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/18/2026 02:00

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 5:00AM EDT until June 18 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 2:00am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 2:30am
Description: 
At 458 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of Maysville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Maysville, Washington, Manchester, Ripley, Aberdeen, Lewisburg, Decatur, Russellville, Dover, Sardis, Murphysville, Bradysville, Mays Lick, Rectorville, Peed, Helena, South Ripley, Tuckahoe, Minerva, and Redoak.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT for northern and northeastern Kentucky...and south central and southwestern Ohio. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Area Description: 
Mason, KY; Adams, OH; Brown, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH