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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
818 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
KYZ040-047-048-056-180045-
MERCER KY-WOODFORD KY-JESSAMINE KY-GARRARD KY-
818 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MERCER
SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD...NORTHWESTERN GARRARD AND CENTRAL JESSAMINE
COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...
AT 817 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF NICHOLASVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
NICHOLASVILLE, WILMORE, BURGIN, MARCELLUS, SHAKERTOWN, BUSHTOWN,
JESSAMINE, TODDVILLE, LITTLE HICKMAN, AND TROY.
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 3768 8467 3778 8483 3796 8468 3784 8448
3783 8448 3782 8447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 224DEG 13KT 3780 8469
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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