628  
WWUS83 KLMK 181722  
SPSLMK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
122 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
KYZ056-057-067-181800-  
LINCOLN KY-MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-  
122 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN  
 
SOUTHEASTERN GARRARD AND SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM  
EDT...  
 
AT 122 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7  
MILES NORTH OF GUM SULPHUR, MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...  
RICHMOND, STANFORD, BEREA, CRAB ORCHARD, SILVER CREEK, DULUTH,  
PEYTONTOWN, PAINT LICK, BIGHILL, AND MANSE.  
 
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 3756 8417 3752 8420 3752 8430 3754 8430  
3753 8432 3754 8432 3754 8435 3752 8436  
3750 8435 3747 8437 3748 8445 3739 8448  
3754 8466 3768 8433 3757 8414  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 298DEG 13KT 3753 8449  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
SRW  
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