Kentucky Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/26/2026 16:53

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 26 at 7:53PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 26, 2026 - 4:53pm
Expires: 
June 26, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
At 753 PM EDT/653 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 11 miles northwest of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Pioneer Village, Radcliff, Hillview, Vine Grove, Lebanon Junction, Hebron Estates, Muldraugh, and New Haven.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Breckinridge; Meade; Hardin; Bullitt; Jefferson; Nelson; Larue
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY