June 18, 2026 -- Tornado near Williamstown, KY

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
608 PM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 06/18/2026 Tornado Event...

The National Weather Service confirms an EF1 Tornado north of 
Williamstown in Grant County, Kentucky.

.N Williamstown...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   125 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/18/2026
Start Time:             04:18 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 SSW Dry Ridge / Grant County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          38.6525 / -84.6272

End Date:               06/18/2026
End Time:               04:22 AM EDT
End Location:           1 NNE Williamstown / Grant County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            38.6536 / -84.5430

Survey Summary:
The first evidence of tornadic damage occurred on Baton Rouge Rd.
Several hardwood trees had large branches broken off, with tree
debris thrown onto both sides of the road. Additionally, a barn
was completely destroyed in the same area. Sporadic tree damage
would continue along Baton Rouge Rd, eventually leading to
another barn where the walls completely collapsed and the roof
blown off. The damage to these outbuildings was consistent with
EF1 damage, with maximum winds around 90 mph. Just a bit farther
down the road, another outbuilding had its sheet metal roof
completely ripped off, with pieces of sheet metal thrown
~50 yards into the nearby field. Some of the siding was also
peeled off. 

The damage path would continue along portions of Baton Rouge Rd, 
with extensive tree damage noted leading up to the intersection of
I-75. Most of the tree damage was primarily large branches that 
were broken off, but there was one hardwood tree that was 
uprooted. Just east of I-75, additional tree damage occurred, 
including some wooden power poles that were snapped.

The area of most concentrated damage would occur in several
neighborhoods just east of US-25. On Ridgelea Dr, there were
multiple large, healthy trees that were uprooted and/or snapped
at the base. On Humes Ridge Rd, more large trees and wooden power
poles were snapped. The most significant damage occurred near the
end of the tornadic path on Waterworks Rd, where an unattached,
multi-car garage had the majority of its roof ripped off.
Multiple sections of the garage observed a significant loss of
its cinder block exterior walls, including some minor damage to
the interior walls between car ports. Debris from the garage was
spread out into the nearby field. Given the structural integrity
of the garage, it is expected that wind speeds up to 95 mph were
observed in this part of the tornado track, which is consistent
with EF1 damage. Finally, some minor tree damage was observed in
the field just off to the east before the tornado lifted. 

The National Weather Service would like to thank Grant County
Emergency Management Agency, State of Kentucky Emergency
Management, and the Williamstown Fire Department for their
assistance with this damage survey. 

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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