Severe Thunderstorm Warning Kentucky | Effective 03/15/2026 20:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 11:16PM EDT until March 16 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 8:16pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
SVRLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Nelson County in central Kentucky... Southeastern Meade County in central Kentucky... Larue County in central Kentucky... Central Hart County in central Kentucky... East central Butler County in south central Kentucky... Grayson County in central Kentucky... North central Warren County in south central Kentucky... Southern Bullitt County in central Kentucky... Southeastern Breckinridge County in central Kentucky... Hardin County in central Kentucky... Edmonson County in south central Kentucky... * Until midnight EDT/1100 PM CDT/. * At 1116 PM EDT/1016 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of Hardinsburg to 11 miles northwest of Plum Springs, moving northeast at 85 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Elizabethtown, Leitchfield, Hodgenville, Munfordville, Brownsville, Radcliff, Vine Grove, Lebanon Junction, Clarkson, and Upton.
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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT/200 AM CDT/ for central and south central Kentucky.
Area Description: 
Breckinridge, KY; Bullitt, KY; Butler, KY; Edmonson, KY; Grayson, KY; Hardin, KY; Hart, KY; Larue, KY; Meade, KY; Nelson, KY; Warren, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov