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WWUS83 KLMK 181840
SPSLMK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
240 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
KYZ038-039-045-046-181915-
SPENCER KY-WASHINGTON KY-NELSON KY-ANDERSON KY-
240 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SPENCER...NORTHEASTERN NELSON
WEST CENTRAL ANDERSON AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH
315 PM EDT...
AT 240 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BARDSTOWN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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...
BARDSTOWN, TAYLORSVILLE, BLOOMFIELD, FAIRFIELD, WAKEFIELD, YODER,
HIGHGROVE, WATERFORD, SAMUELS FIELD AIRPORT, AND BOOKER.
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.
LAT...LON 3808 8521 3804 8511 3771 8533 3780 8561
3813 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 297DEG 21KT 3790 8544
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
SRW
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