Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 7:45PM EDT until May 16 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 4:45pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 744 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of
Owenton, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Warsaw, Owenton, Florence,
Glencoe, Corinth, Sparta, Patriot, Monterey, Stewartsville, Elk
Lake, Ryle, Big Bone Lick, Steele Bottom, and Elmer Davis Lake.
This includes the following Interstates...
I-71 in Kentucky between mile markers 57 and 73.
I-75 in Kentucky between mile markers 144 and 166.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Switzerland, IN; Boone, KY; Gallatin, KY; Grant, KY; Owen, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov