815  
WWUS83 KLMK 200915  
SPSLMK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
415 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
KYZ077-078-081-082-200945-  
RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-ADAIR KY-CLINTON KY-  
415 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CLINTON...SOUTHERN RUSSELL  
 
CUMBERLAND AND SOUTH CENTRAL ADAIR COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM CDT...  
 
AT 414 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
BURKESVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ALBANY, JAMESTOWN, BURKESVILLE, LITTRELL, DESDA, CARTWRIGHT, SNOW,  
CUNDIFF, IDA, AND SAVAGE.  
 
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 3663 8524 3662 8544 3696 8543 3703 8489  
3696 8489 3695 8491 3696 8493 3696 8495  
3692 8496 3686 8506 3683 8506 3681 8503  
3677 8501 3669 8502 3668 8501 3667 8501  
3666 8500 3663 8500 3662 8498  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0914Z 271DEG 38KT 3681 8526  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
BEN  
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