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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
714 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
KYZ030-031-033-034-172345-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-SHELBY KY-HENRY KY-
714 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OLDHAM
NORTHWESTERN SHELBY...SOUTHWESTERN HENRY AND EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
AT 713 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WORTHINGTON HILLS, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
SHELBYVILLE, LA GRANGE, CRESTWOOD, SIMPSONVILLE, PEWEE VALLEY,
SMITHFIELD, CHESTNUT GROVE, FLOYDSBURG, BALLARDSVILLE, AND
CENTERFIELD.
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 3821 8547 3833 8552 3843 8528 3823 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 254DEG 19KT 3828 8542
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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