Severe Thunderstorm Warning Kentucky | Effective 03/15/2026 20:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 10:19PM CDT until March 15 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 8:19pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description: 
At 1019 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Leitchfield to 7 miles west of Brownsville to near Memphis Junction, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Bowling Green, Russellville, Brownsville, Plum Springs, Crestmoor, Memphis Junction, Mount Victor, Franklin, Auburn, and Adairville.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for south central and central Kentucky. 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: 
Butler, KY; Edmonson, KY; Grayson, KY; Logan, KY; Simpson, KY; Warren, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov