156  
WWUS51 KILN 162345  
SVSILN  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
745 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
INC155-KYC015-077-081-187-170015-  
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-260517T0015Z/  
SWITZERLAND IN-BOONE KY-GRANT KY-OWEN KY-GALLATIN KY-  
745 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT  
FOR EAST CENTRAL SWITZERLAND...SOUTH CENTRAL BOONE...GRANT...CENTRAL  
OWEN AND GALLATIN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 744 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF  
OWENTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WILLIAMSTOWN, CRITTENDEN, DRY RIDGE, WARSAW, OWENTON, FLORENCE,  
GLENCOE, CORINTH, SPARTA, PATRIOT, MONTEREY, STEWARTSVILLE, ELK  
LAKE, RYLE, BIG BONE LICK, STEELE BOTTOM, AND ELMER DAVIS LAKE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...  
I-71 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 73.  
I-75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 144 AND 166.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND  
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3843 8490 3845 8491 3848 8491 3866 8488  
3875 8496 3884 8496 3890 8472 3880 8462  
3879 8460 3874 8458 3850 8453 3849 8456  
3847 8458 3842 8488  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 243DEG 27KT 3863 8477  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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