689  
WWUS83 KLMK 080346  
SPSLMK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
1146 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
INZ076-077-080430-  
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-  
1146 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ORANGE AND WESTERN  
WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM EDT...  
 
AT 1146 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
PAOLI, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...  
PAOLI, ORLEANS, FRENCH LICK, STAMPERS CREEK, ORANGEVILLE,  
CAMPBELLSBURG, WEST BADEN SPRINGS, LIVONIA, SALTILLO, AND SMEDLEY.  
 
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 3876 8620 3850 8611 3845 8657 3862 8663  
3869 8642 3869 8631 3873 8631  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 254DEG 24KT 3856 8652  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
MJ  
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