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WWUS83 KLMK 171822
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
222 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
KYZ041-048-057-171845-
FAYETTE KY-JESSAMINE KY-MADISON KY-
222 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JESSAMINE
NORTHWESTERN
MADISON AND SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
AT 222 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NICHOLASVILLE, MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON, NICHOLASVILLE, VETERANS PARK, SPEARS, COLETOWN, VALLEY
VIEW, JESSAMINE, ATHENS, LOGANA, AND UNION MILLS.
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 3781 8444 3783 8464 3799 8464 3796 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 198DEG 5KT 3789 8455
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BUMGARDNER
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