724  
WWUS83 KLMK 080430  
SPSLMK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
1230 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
INZ076-077-080515-  
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-  
1230 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ORANGE AND WEST CENTRAL  
WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM EDT...  
 
AT 1230 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
PAOLI, MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...  
PAOLI, ORLEANS, FRENCH LICK, STAMPERS CREEK, ORANGEVILLE,  
CAMPBELLSBURG, WEST BADEN SPRINGS, LIVONIA, SALTILLO, AND  
CHAMBERSBURG.  
 
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 3869 8625 3851 8624 3845 8668 3868 8668  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 248DEG 7KT 3858 8650  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
MJ  
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