Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 22 at 10:25PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 22, 2026 - 7:25pm
Expires:
May 22, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
At 1025 PM EDT/925 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers
near Leitchfield, moving northeast 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...
Leitchfield, Clarkson, Skaggstown, Spurrier, Lacon, Big Clifty, Rock
Creek, Saint Paul, Fragrant, and West Clifty.
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.
Area Description:
Grayson; Hardin
Forcast Office:
NWS Louisville KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov