Kentucky Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/22/2026 18:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 9:59PM EDT until May 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 22, 2026 - 6:59pm
Expires: 
May 22, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
At 958 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 miles southwest of Shepherdsville to near Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and tornado possible. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Radcliff, Vine Grove, Lebanon Junction, Eastview, Long View, Belmont, Roanoke, and Hansbrough.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Bullitt, KY; Hardin, KY; Larue, KY; Nelson, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov