Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 5:14PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 20, 2026 - 2:14pm
Expires:
May 20, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 513 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers with
embedded rotation and funnels near New Castle, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
New Castle, Eminence, Pleasureville, North Pleasureville, Defoe,
Cropper, Bethlehem, Elmburg, Bellview, and Franklinton.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Henry; Shelby
Forcast Office:
NWS Louisville KY
Sender: