Kentucky Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 05/22/2026 19:47

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 22 at 10:47PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 22, 2026 - 7:47pm
Expires: 
May 22, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
At 1047 PM EDT/947 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers 12 miles northeast of 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... Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Vine Grove, Cecilia, Eastview, White Mills, Howe Valley, Hansbrough, Addington Field Airport, and White Mills Junction.
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