Wolfe County KY Emergency Management

08/10/2026

August means Back-To-School and National Emergency Management Awareness Month.

While you're rounding up those school supplies -- multi-task, and create a Home Emergency Kit. Odds are, you already have many if not most of the items on the list.

Some of the essentials include:

A first aid kit
Non-perishable food (3-days-supply for your family)
Bottled water
A manual can opener
A flashlight
A portable phone charger or charging bank
A whistle
A weather radio
Extra batteries
Basic tools
A rain poncho

A kit is the foundation for building an emergency plan for your whole family!

https://www.kyem.ky.gov/plan-and-prepare/make-an-emergency-plan

08/04/2026

Great video of the 2022 Eastern Ky flood.
Must watch...

Thousand Year Flood is an independent documentary by Still Ridge Me...

07/29/2026

Registration is open for FEMA P-2055, Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Noon - 3pm EDT (11am – 2pm CDT)

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/FEMA-P-2055

Description: Course provides an overview of existing procedures for post-disaster building safety evaluations and issues related to structural safety and habitability. Guidance is also presented on planning, managing, and implementing safety evaluation programs before and after a disaster incident. In late 2018, Congress directed FEMA to develop and publish guidance, including best practices, for the post-disaster safety assessment of buildings by licensed architects and engineers to ensure that design professionals properly analyze the structural integrity and livability of buildings and structures following disasters. The final report, FEMA P-2055, covers current state of practice, including recommendations related to structural safety and habitability. This report serves as a comprehensive review of all facets of post disaster safety evaluations, covering deployment management, secondary hazard events, requirements for health of occupants, and discussions on interim post-disaster use of buildings.

This is a FREE online training designed for building officials, engineers, architects, building owners, emergency managers, risk analysts, and other interested citizens and volunteers.

Course funded by FEMA’s National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP) and co-sponsored by Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM). For more information visit: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/risk-management/earthquake/training/netap.

Participants who attend the full training will receive PDH certificate.

Download Full Course Announcement: https://www.kyem.ky.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2683/639207428193212852

Additional Course: FEMA’s NETAP is also funding an FEMA P-2055, Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance virtual course on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Noon - 3pm EDT (11am – 2pm CDT). Participants are encouraged to sign up for both trainings. Learn more and register: https://tinyurl.com/KYEM-Training-Calendar

07/21/2026

EXPIRED/OLD INFORMATION.

Tornado Warning for portions of Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, and Wolfe Counties until 6:30 PM EDT on 7/21/26. This includes the cities of Irvine KY, Beattyville KY, and Ravenna KY.

07/21/2026

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

TORNADO WARNING FOR: NORTHEASTERN POWELL COUNTY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, SOUTHERN BATH COUNTY AND WESTERN MENIFEE COJNTY Until 6PM EDT.

At 5:09 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Sideview, or 12 miles northwest of Mount Sterling, moving southeast at 45 mph.

This dangerous storm will be near:

Grassy Lick around 5:15 PM EDT.
Mount Sterling around 5:20 PM EDT.
Ewington around 525 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path include Jeffersonville, Peeled Oak and Cedar Groves.

TAKE COVER NOW!

Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

07/21/2026

EXPIRED/OLD INFORMATION.

A Tornado Warning has been issued for Montgomery, Bath, Menifee, and Powell Counties until 6:00 PM EDT on 7/21/26. This includes the cities of Mount Sterling KY, Jeffersonville KY and Camargo KY.

07/21/2026

07/21/2026

As storms move into Eastern Kentucky later this afternoon and evening, we would appreciate it if our followers and partners would send us any reports of damage or flooding that they come across online. Ground truth is incredibly helpful to our warning and storm data operations, and we greatly appreciate your help. Your safety always comes first though!

07/20/2026

The primary severe weather hazard will be damaging straight-line wind gusts from one or more lines of thunderstorms. Isolated tornadoes and hail to around quarter-sized are also possible, mainly from scattered storms ahead of the line(s).

07/20/2026