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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
523 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
KYZ041-048-049-057-262145-
FAYETTE KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MADISON KY-
523 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CLARK
EASTERN
JESSAMINE...NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES
THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 522 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF NICHOLASVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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, RICHMOND, VETERANS PARK, CADENTOWN, FAYETTE MALL,
CHILESBURG, COLETOWN, REDHOUSE, VALLEY VIEW, AND LOGANA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK, BRIEF FUNNEL
CLOUDS. THIS TYPE OF FUNNEL CLOUD IS HARMLESS, BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS
THEY CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN, PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. IF A
FUNNEL CLOUD IS SPOTTED MOVE INDOORS AND REPORT YOUR SIGHTING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3773 8449 3798 8456 3806 8433 3778 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 239DEG 23KT 3781 8445
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SRW
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