629
WWUS83 KLMK 181856
SPSLMK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
156 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
KYZ077-078-081-082-181930-
RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-ADAIR KY-CLINTON KY-
156 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CLINTON...RUSSELL
NORTHEASTERN
CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM CDT...
AT 156 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN, MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...
ALBANY, JAMESTOWN, BURKESVILLE, RUSSELL SPRINGS, DESDA, CARTWRIGHT,
SNOW, CUNDIFF, IDA, AND SAVAGE.
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 3677 8542 3709 8517 3700 8484 3695 8491
3696 8493 3696 8495 3692 8496 3686 8506
3683 8506 3681 8503 3676 8500 3670 8502
3668 8500 3667 8501 3666 8500 3664 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 293DEG 19KT 3693 8520
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SRW
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