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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for SE Madison County thru 3:30 PM EDT today (Tuesday 05/16/2023)

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Published by in Weather · 16 May 2023
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
253 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2023  

 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  

 NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
 SOUTHEASTERN GARRARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
 SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  

 
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT.  

 
* AT 253 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER STANFORD,  
 MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.  

 
 HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
 SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  

 
 IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  

 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
 BEREA, CRAB ORCHARD, DULUTH, BIGHILL, MANSE, OTTENHEIM, GILBERT,  
 CARTERSVILLE, PREACHERSVILLE AND ROWLAND.  

 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  

 
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY  
LIKELY, IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF  
A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT  
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  

 
 
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  


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