Kentucky Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/20/2026 00:26

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 3:26AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 20, 2026 - 12:26am
Expires: 
August 20, 2026 - 1:00am
Description: 
At 326 AM EDT/226 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Leitchfield, moving east at 45 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, Dyer, Se Ree, Saint Paul, Eastview, Buras, Solway, and Tar Hill.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Breckinridge; Grayson; Hardin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov