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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Louisville KY

146 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026

 

KYZ024-025-028-040615-

Meade KY-Hardin KY-Breckinridge KY-

146 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MEADE...NORTHEASTERN

BRECKINRIDGE AND NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM EDT/115

AM CDT/...



At 145 AM EDT/1245 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong

thunderstorm 11 miles north of Hardinsburg, moving southeast at 55

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...

Brandenburg, Radcliff, Webster, Vine Grove, Irvington, Muldraugh,

West Point, Ekron, Guston, and Mystic.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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.



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LAT...LON 3805 8644 3798 8607 3796 8605 3798 8603

      3795 8590 3794 8590 3763 8611 3793 8651

      3795 8651

TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 296DEG 48KT 3794 8641 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



$$



Padgett