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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1041 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
INZ076-077-270315-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-
1041 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ORANGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
THROUGH 1115 PM EDT...
AT 1041 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALEM
TO 9 MILES NORTH OF PAOLI TO SHOALS. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 45
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...
SALEM, PAOLI, ORLEANS, FRENCH LICK, BLUE RIVER, NEW PEKIN, STAMPERS
CREEK, ORANGEVILLE, CAMPBELLSBURG, AND WEST BADEN SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3861 8588 3858 8588 3858 8585 3856 8585
3848 8603 3841 8648 3853 8668 3869 8668
3869 8631 3873 8631 3874 8629 3877 8628
3877 8624 3878 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 292DEG 40KT 3876 8625 3869 8651 3865 8678
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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