Weather Alerts For Steele, KY

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MARTIN, SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON, NORTHEASTERN FLOYD AND NORTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 754 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from McClure to Cliff. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Prestonsburg, Forest Hills, Warfield, Allen, Pilgrim, Oaklawn Estates, Davella, Lancer, Piso, Betsy Layne, Meally, Prince, Ivel, Lovely, Jarad, Swamp Branch, Threeforks, Auxier, Cliff, and Bradbury. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS Kentucky Highway 3 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 4. Kentucky Highway 3 in Johnson County Kentucky Highway 3 in Martin County between mile markers 1 and 9. Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 12 and 14. U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County near mile marker 14, and between mile markers 23 and 24. U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 2 and 21. U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County between mile markers 0 and 2. ISSUED AT Monday, September 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service JACKSON KY HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Floyd KY, Johnson KY, Martin KY, Pike KY

Closest strike: 25.47 miles Monitor Storms You are not at immediate risk, but frequently check WeatherBug to see if storms are moving towards you. Be aware that new storms can also form with little notice.

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND OVER THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS SUMMARY Isolated damaging wind gusts remain possible this afternoon from parts of the Southeast into the southern and central Appalachians. An isolated risk for large hail and severe gusts is also forecast over parts of the Texas South Plains later today. 20z Update No changes were made to the existing outlook with this update cycle as the forecast remains on track. See MCD #2323 and the discussion below for additional information.