THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 566 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY LAWRENCE IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO MORGAN WASHINGTON IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BUCHANAN DICKENSON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON NICHOLAS ROANE WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA DODDRIDGE LEWIS PLEASANTS RITCHIE TYLER UPSHUR WIRT WOOD IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE FAYETTE KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN MCDOWELL MINGO PUTNAM RALEIGH WYOMING IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL MASON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, BECKLEY, BELMONT, BELPRE, BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE, CEREDO, CHAPMANVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLAY, CLINTWOOD, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, DAVENPORT, ELIZABETH, FAYETTEVILLE, GARY, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRANTSVILLE, GRUNDY, HAMLIN, HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HUNTINGTON, HURLEY, HURRICANE, KENOVA, LOGAN, LOUISA, MADISON, MAN, MARIETTA, MCCONNELSVILLE, MIDDLEBOURNE, MULLENS, NEW HAVEN, OAK HILL, OCEANA, PADEN CITY, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, PINEVILLE, POINT PLEASANT, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY, SAINT ALBANS, SISTERSVILLE, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SPENCER, ST. MARYS, STOCKPORT, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VANSANT, VIENNA, WAR, WAYNE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WELCH, WEST UNION, WESTON, WILLIAMSON, AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK.
Weather in Sandy Hook, KY
Updated 2026-08-11 12:45 local time · ZIP codes 41171
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Active alerts
At 1207 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Franklin Furnace to 7 miles east of Foxport. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Huntington, Ashland, Portsmouth, Ironton, Grayson, Coal Grove, Olive Hill, Chesapeake, Cannonsburg, Grayson Lake State Park, Carter Caves State Park, Kenova, Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Greenup, South Shore, Coalton, Denton, Gesling, and Greenbo Lake. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 149 and 191. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 10.
Safety instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for northeastern Kentucky...and southeastern Ohio. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for central and western West Virginia.
At 1157 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near South Shore to near Flemingsburg to 7 miles west of Cynthiana. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. 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... Mount Sterling, Morehead, Flemingsburg, Owingsville, Marshall, Sharpsburg, Salt Lick, Fairview, Ramey, Pecks Ridge, Wyoming, Elliottville, Peasticks, Olympia Springs, Triplett, Flat Creek, Christy, Odessa, Hilda, and Bourbon Furnace. THIS INCLUDES Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 105 and 148.
Safety instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for east central Kentucky.
Next hours
70°4% rain
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86°3% rain77°7% rain
75°40% rain
70°93% rain3-day weather forecast
Weather details
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Weather insights for today
Rain chance reaches about 93% over the next 12 hours.
It feels like 70°F with winds near 10 mph.
89°F, 1% rain chance and 11 mph wind.
Visibility is around 1 mi; gusts may reach 24 mph.
Current temperature is 70°F, wind 10 mph, rain chance up to 93%.
UV index is 4. Sunscreen and sunglasses are sensible for longer outdoor time.
Sandy Hook weather today
Mist and 70°F in Sandy Hook, KY. Today's high is 97°F with a 17% rain chance. Winds are around 10 mph with gusts near 11 mph. Relative humidity is 88%, pressure is 30.10 inHg, and visibility is about 1 miles.
Tonight and tomorrow in Sandy Hook
Sunrise is at 06:44 AM and sunset is at 08:31 PM. Tomorrow's forecast calls for Sunny with a high near 94°F and a low near 65°F. The maximum rain chance is 81%.