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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
954 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
KYZ035-036-039>041-047-048-056-280230-
MERCER KY-SCOTT KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-JESSAMINE KY-FRANKLIN KY-
GARRARD KY-ANDERSON KY-
954 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MERCER...WOODFORD
SOUTHERN SCOTT...NORTHWESTERN GARRARD...EASTERN ANDERSON...WESTERN
JESSAMINE...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...
AT 954 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR FRANKFORT TO 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LAWRENCEBURG. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON, GEORGETOWN, FRANKFORT, NICHOLASVILLE, LAWRENCEBURG,
VERSAILLES, MEADOWTHORPE, DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL, CARDINAL HILL, AND
HIGHLANDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3778 8463 3789 8504 3824 8485 3823 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 278DEG 34KT 3822 8491 3794 8504
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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