Hammer down weather report 2026-08-16 19:01:03

**Nationwide Road-Weather Update**

⚠️ **Tornado Warning:** Carter and Lawrence counties, Kentucky—including near Yatesville Lake State Park and Fallsburg—until **7:15 PM EDT**. A tornado-capable storm is moving southeast at 25 mph with quarter-size hail. **Do not drive into the storm; seek sturdy shelter immediately and check NWS for the latest information.**

🌩️ **Ohio Valley: Severe storms and flash flooding**
– **I-64 in Kentucky and West Virginia** faces storms with 60 mph winds, quarter-size hail, torrential rain, and possible flash flooding through **7:30 PM EDT**.
– **West Virginia:** Flash flooding is affecting the Charleston area and portions of **I-77, I-64, I-79, Route 119, and the West Virginia Turnpike**. Some areas have received 1.5–2.5 inches of rain; warnings run through **8:30–8:45 PM EDT**.
– **Eastern Ohio:** Flash Flood Warnings include Zanesville, Coshocton, New Concord, Fultonham, and surrounding areas, with rainfall rates of 1–2 inches per hour and flooded streets, underpasses, and low-lying roads possible through **10 PM EDT**.
– A broader Flood Watch covers parts of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and much of West Virginia through Monday morning.

🌩️ **Indiana, Kentucky & Pennsylvania**
– **Southeast Indiana:** Severe storms with 60 mph winds are moving east at up to 55 mph. Use caution on **I-74 between mile markers 145 and 168**; downed trees and power lines are possible.
– **Louisville-area Kentucky and southern Indiana:** 60 mph winds may affect Shepherdsville, Valley Station, Fairdale, and nearby areas through **7:45 PM EDT**.
– **Pennsylvania:** Flash flooding is ongoing around Washington, Canonsburg, Clarion, and Franklin. Up to 2.5 inches has fallen in northern Washington County, with more rain possible. Severe winds also threaten the Pennsylvania Turnpike and **I-81** near Chambersburg and Shippensburg.

🌧️ **New Mexico, Colorado & West Texas**
– **Ruidoso/Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico:** Life-threatening flash flooding continues around the South Fork Burn Scar, Rio Ruidoso, Cedar Creek, and Brady Canyon. Debris flows may wash across roads, bridges, and culverts.
– Flash Flood Warnings also cover parts of Doña Ana and Guadalupe counties, New Mexico, plus near Boyero in Lincoln County, Colorado. Avoid low-water crossings, arroyos, and flooded rural roads.
– Far East El Paso and Homestead Meadows, Texas, may see urban and small-stream flooding through **7 PM MDT**.

🌩️ **Mid-Atlantic & Carolinas**
– **Virginia:** Damaging 60 mph winds may bring down trees and block roads near Charlottesville, Louisa, Lake Monticello, Middleburg, Marshall, and Front Royal.
– **Greenville, North Carolina:** A severe storm may produce 60 mph winds and quarter-size hail through **7:30 PM EDT**.
– Heavy rain has already produced up to 3.5 inches near Smithfield, Clayton, Fremont, and Selma, North Carolina. Flooding is also possible near Pamplico, Gapway, Galivants Ferry, and Rains, South Carolina.

🌩️ **Other storm threats**
– **South Dakota:** 60 mph winds and quarter-size hail near Folsom, Farmingdale, and Railroad Buttes through **5:45 PM MDT**.
– **Oregon:** Quarter-size hail and torrential rain are possible in rural east-central Umatilla and northwestern Union counties near Summerville.

Never drive through flooded roads, reduce speed in heavy rain and hail, and watch for downed trees, debris, and power lines. Submit weather reports to **888-IS-4TIPS (888-474-8477)** or HammerDownHeadlines.com / HammerDownNews.com. **Check local conditions before traveling.**