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WWUS83 KLMK 181758
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
158 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
KYZ028-029-045-181830-
BULLITT KY-NELSON KY-HARDIN KY-
158 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN NELSON
BULLITT
AND NORTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...
AT 158 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHEPHERDSVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...
SHEPHERDSVILLE, HILLVIEW, LEBANON JUNCTION, RIDGETOP, BARRALLTON,
BARDSTOWN JUNCTION, HOBBS, SCUFFLETOWN, CEDAR GROVE, AND BELMONT.
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 3792 8591 3807 8577 3794 8551 3775 8574
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 307DEG 21KT 3793 8582
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SRW
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