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WWUS83 KLMK 051218
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
818 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
KYZ041-057-051245-
FAYETTE KY-MADISON KY-
818 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MADISON COUNTY THROUGH 845 AM
EDT...
AT 817 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
RICHMOND, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 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...
RICHMOND, HARRIS FERRY, BEREA, CALEAST, DULUTH, PEYTONTOWN, BIGHILL,
REDHOUSE, PANOLA, AND KINGSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3778 8411 3777 8408 3772 8410 3768 8410
3767 8409 3765 8413 3757 8409 3756 8416
3753 8420 3771 8446 3792 8435 3789 8434
3790 8431 3789 8426 3788 8426 3788 8425
3783 8410 3781 8412 3782 8410 3781 8408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1217Z 303DEG 32KT 3779 8433
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BUMGARDNER
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