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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 4:38 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL SPENCER...SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY...MERCER...WOODFORD... SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT...ANDERSON...EASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES... At 1237 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles west of Frankfort to 7 miles southwest of Lawrenceburg to 6 miles southeast of Springfield, moving northeast at 65 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... Frankfort, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Harrodsburg, Springfield, Ballard, Midway, Burgin, Stamping Ground, and Willisburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for 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. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Tornado Watch
Issued: 4:36 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 58 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA JEFFERSON IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY ANDERSON BOURBON BOYLE CASEY CLARK FAYETTE FRANKLIN GARRARD GREEN HARRISON HENRY JESSAMINE LINCOLN MADISON MARION MERCER NELSON NICHOLAS OLDHAM SCOTT SHELBY SPENCER TAYLOR TRIMBLE WASHINGTON WOODFORD IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ADAIR ALLEN BARREN CLINTON CUMBERLAND METCALFE MONROE RUSSELL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, ALLENDALE, ALTON, AMANDAVILLE, ARGYLE, BARDSTOWN, BEAUMONT, BEDFORD, BELLEVIEW, BELLEVIEW, BEREA, BLACK GNAT, BOHON, BRECKINRIDGE, BROWNSBORO, BRYANTSBURG, BRYANTSBURG, BRYANTSVILLE, BUCKEYE, BUCKNER, BURKESVILLE, CAMPBELLSVILLE, CANE VALLEY, CARLISLE, CAVE CITY, CHINA, CHINA, CLEMENTSVILLE, CLINTONVILLE, COBURG, COLUMBIA, COLVILLE, COXS CREEK, CREELSBORO, CROCUS, CUMBERLAND CITY, CYNTHIANA, DANVILLE, DEATSVILLE, DUBRE, DUCKERS, DUNNVILLE, EDMONTON, EIGHTY EIGHT, ELK CREEK, ELK HORN, ELLA, EMINENCE, EXIE, FORD, FOREST SPRINGS, FRANKFORT, GASCON, GEORGETOWN, GLASGOW, GLENS FORK, GLENSBORO, GRADYVILLE, GRAEFENBURG, GREENSBURG, HALFWAY, HARRISONVILLE, HARRODSBURG, HAYWOOD, HESTAND, HIGH BRIDGE, HIGHGROVE, HOBSON, HOOKTOWN, JABEZ, JAMESTOWN, KEENE, KINGSTON, KIRKSVILLE, KNOB LICK, LA GRANGE, LANCASTER, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LECTA, LEESBURG, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY, LITTLE MOUNT, LOWELL, LUCAS, MADISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MARROWBONE, MAUD, MAYNARD, MCCREARY, MIDDLEBURG, MIDDLETOWN, MILLVILLE, MILTON, MINTONVILLE, MUD LICK, MYERS, NEW MARKET, NEW ZION, NEWTOWN, NICHOLASVILLE, ODDVILLE, OLGA, OXFORD, PAINT LICK, PARIS, PEWEE VALLEY, PEYTONA, PEYTONSBURG, PIERCE, REDHOUSE, RICHMOND, ROCKBRIDGE, ROWLAND, RUCKERVILLE, RUSSELL SPRINGS, SALEM, SALOMA, SAMUELS, SCOTTSVILLE, SHAKERTOWN, SHELBYVILLE, SLIGO, SOUTHVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, STANFORD, STATIC, SUMMER SHADE, SUMMERSVILLE, TAYLORSVILLE, TOMPKINSVILLE, TYRONE, VALLEY VIEW, VERSAILLES, WADDY, WAKEFIELD, WATERFORD, WESTPORT, WILMORE, WINCHESTER, WINDSOR, WISDOM, AND YUMA.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 4:26 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN CLARK...OLDHAM...NORTHWESTERN SHELBY...TRIMBLE AND WESTERN HENRY COUNTIES... At 1225 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Madison to 11 miles southwest of Bedford to near La Grange, moving northeast at 75 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Madison, La Grange, Bedford, Pendleton, Crestwood, Hanover, Saluda, Owen, Campbellsburg, and Bethlehem. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for south central Indiana...and central Kentucky. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 4:26 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in central Kentucky... West central Scott County in central Kentucky... Henry County in central Kentucky... Northern Franklin County in central Kentucky... * Until 100 AM EDT. * At 1225 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Shelbyville, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Shelbyville, New Castle, Eminence, Simpsonville, Pleasureville, Smithfield, Gratz, Longlick, Montclair, and Harvieland. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 500 AM EDT for central Kentucky. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Wind Advisory
Issued: 9:00 PM Mar. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. &&
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