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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, KY — Mar 16, 2026

NWS LMK · ETN 10 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LMK issued a tornado warning at 05:20 UTC on Mar 16, 2026. The warning was in effect for 28 minutes, ending at Mar 16, 2026 05:48 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 36.56, -85.43, moving east-northeast at about 44 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 SW Albany Clinton, KY UNK An NWS storm survey found that a brief EF-1 tornado touched down early on the morning of March 16th. The tornado had a peak wind of 100 mph with a path length of 1.26 m (LMK)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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