Kentucky Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 21:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 28 at 12:58AM EDT until April 28 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 9:58pm
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description: 
SVRLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Oldham County in central Kentucky... Northern Shelby County in central Kentucky... Henry County in central Kentucky... Northern Franklin County in central Kentucky... * Until 130 AM EDT. * At 1257 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Carrollton to near New Castle to near Coldstream, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... La Grange, New Castle, Crestwood, Eminence, Pewee Valley, Pleasureville, Campbellsburg, Smithfield, Gratz, and North Pleasureville. A recent gust to 58 mph occurred at the Oldham County Kentucky Mesonet station near Westport.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Franklin, KY; Henry, KY; Oldham, KY; Shelby, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov