Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Tri-State Area of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia

Alert Details

The National Weather Service in Charleston, West Virginia, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. This alert is classified as an immediate urgency event with observed severe weather conditions.

Affected Areas

The warning covers the following regions:

• Northeastern Kentucky: Boyd County, Lawrence County, southeastern Greenup County, and southeastern Carter County.
• Southeastern Ohio: Southern Lawrence County.
• Central and Western West Virginia: West central Cabell County and western Wayne County.

Impacted locations include Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Grayson, Louisa, Coal Grove, Wayne, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Blaine, Beech Fork State Park, Cannonsburg, Grayson Lake State Park, Yatesville Lake State Park, Kenova, Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Greenup, Fort Gay, and Coalton. This also includes Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 166 and 191, and in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 13.

What You Should Do

For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building immediately. Residents should seek shelter to avoid potential injury from flying debris or structural damage.

Expected Conditions

• Hazard: Wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
• Source: Radar indicated.
• Impact: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
• Movement: At 3:58 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Greenup to near Grayson Lake State Park, moving east at 35 mph.

Timeline

The alert is effective as of 3:59 AM EDT on March 16, 2026. The warning is scheduled to expire at 4:45 AM EDT.