⚠ ACTIVE EMERGENCIES & ADVISORIES (Source)Tornado Watch: Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 4:39AM EDT until June 18 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WVTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 349 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY BOYD LAWRENCE IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS VINTON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GI 🛡 Action: Move to basement or interior room on lowest floor. Stay away from windows, doors, outside walls. Weather Now78°F / 26°C - Light RainWind: 17 mph WSW | Humidity: 70% Air Quality: 36 (Good) ForecastTonight: 62°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly CloudyJuneteenth: 79°F - Sunny Friday Night: 58°F - Mostly Clear Source: NWS |
Rural Emergency TipsKnow your address - cross streets, mile markers, GPSWeak cell? Text 911 if voice fails. Try high ground. Road blocked? Have alternate routes planned Well water? Assume contaminated after floods - boil 1 min or use purification tablets Propane? Keep tanks filled before storms Generator? OUTSIDE ONLY, 20+ ft from windows No ID? You can still get help - 211 for local aid No cell service? Satellite phone (Garmin inReach, Zoleo), ham radio 146.52 MHz simplex Power backup: Solar charger with battery bank (10,000mAh minimum) ResourcesRoads: KY 511Emergency: KY EM Health: KY Public Health Power: poweroutage.us Shelters: Red Cross 1-800-733-2767 211: Food, housing, utilities - dial 211 FEMA: 1-800-621-3362 (no immigration check) Weather: NWS Radar |
🎒 Emergency Kit
- Water: 1 gal/4L per person per day (purification tablets if unsure)- Non-perishable food, manual can opener
- First aid kit, prescription meds (7-day)
- Flashlight, batteries, NOAA radio
- Phone charger, solar charger, cash, important docs
Source: Ready.gov