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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
212 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
KYZ048-056-057-067-201845-
JESSAMINE KY-LINCOLN KY-MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-
212 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...GARRARD
SOUTH CENTRAL JESSAMINE AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 245
PM EDT...
AT 212 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF NICHOLASVILLE TO NEAR
LANCASTER TO NEAR STANFORD. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 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...
RICHMOND, LANCASTER, MCCREARY, ROUND HILL, CALEAST, PEYTONTOWN,
GILBERT, BUGGYTOWN, CARTERSVILLE, AND ROWLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3748 8444 3748 8445 3747 8445 3751 8465
3764 8458 3776 8460 3779 8435 3765 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 264DEG 13KT 3776 8455 3764 8453 3753 8460
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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