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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:01 PM May. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OLDHAM...
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY...SOUTHEASTERN HENRY AND NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Shelbyville, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Shelbyville, Eminence, Pleasureville, Mulberry, Chestnut Grove, North
Pleasureville, Bethlehem, Slabtown, Elmburg, and Polsgrove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
central Kentucky.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:48 PM May. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
208 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA

CLARK                 CRAWFORD              DUBOIS
FLOYD                 HARRISON              JEFFERSON
ORANGE                PERRY                 SCOTT
WASHINGTON

IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY

ANDERSON              BRECKINRIDGE          BULLITT
FRANKLIN              HANCOCK               HARDIN
HENRY                 JEFFERSON             MEADE
NELSON                OLDHAM                SHELBY
SPENCER               TRIMBLE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADYEVILLE, ADYEVILLE, ALTON,
BARDSTOWN, BARDSTOWN JUNCTION, BECKS MILL, BECKS MILL, BEDFORD,
BELLEVIEW, BELLEVIEW, BRANDENBURG, BROWNSBORO, BROWNSTOWN,
BROWNSTOWN, BRYANTSBURG, BRYANTSBURG, BUCKNER, CANTON, CANTON,
CECILIA, CEMENTVILLE, CEMENTVILLE, CHAMBERSBURG, CHAMBERSBURG,
CHINA, CHINA, CLARK REGIONAL AIRPORT, CLERMONT, CORYDON, CORYDON,
COXS CREEK, DEATSVILLE, DUBOIS, DUBOIS, DUKES, EDWARDSVILLE,
EDWARDSVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, ELK CREEK, EMINENCE, ENGLISH,
EVANS LANDING, EVANS LANDING, FLAHERTY, FLOYDS KNOBS,
FLOYDS KNOBS, FORT KNOX, FRANKFORT,
FRENCH LICK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GARFIELD, GATCHEL, GATCHEL,
GLEN DEAN, GLENSBORO, GOSHEN, GOSHEN, GRAEFENBURG, HARDINSBURG,
HARNED, HARRISONVILLE, HAWESVILLE, HIGHGROVE, HITCHCOCK,
HUNTINGBURG AIRPORT, IRELAND, IRELAND, JASPER, JASPER,
JEFFERSONVILLE, JEFFERSONVILLE, KOSSUTH, KOSSUTH, LA GRANGE,
LAWRENCEBURG, LEWISPORT, LITTLE MOUNT, LOUISVILLE,
MADISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MADRID, MARENGO, MARENGO, MCDANIELS,
MCQUADY, MILLTOWN, MILLTOWN, MILTON, MOUNT WASHINGTON, MULDRAUGH,
NEW ALBANY, NEW ALBANY, NEW BOSTON, PAOLI, PATESVILLE,
PAYNEVILLE, PELLVILLE, PEWEE VALLEY, PEYTONA, RADCLIFF, SAMUELS,
SHELBYVILLE, SHEPHERDSVILLE, SLIGO, SOUTHVILLE, STEPHENSBURG,
SYRIA, TAYLORSVILLE, TELL CITY, TERRY, TYRONE, WADDY, WAKEFIELD,
WATERFORD, WESTPORT, WHITE CLOUD, WHITE CLOUD, AND YOUNGS CREEK.

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