Warning Vector

Special Weather Statement

NWS Louisville KY ยท US

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Details

A Strong Thunderstorm Will Impact Madison And South Central Clark Counties Until 330 PM EDT

Event
Special Weather Statement
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Observed
Response
Execute

Description

Overview

At 256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Richmond, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Hazard

Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Richmond, Berea, Reeds Crossing, Terrill, Moberly, Kingston, Speedwell, Hillcrest, Elliston and Union City.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Affected areas

  • Clark County, KY
  • Madison County, KY

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Louisville KY

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~27s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2TY133ARHH0C8H37G2KTQ4E
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.90b6d9ad898da8df84130e2a918ee3eaf851e170.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Louisville KY
AWIPS ID
CAPLMK
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.1600
WMO heading
XOUS53
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
53

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESPS
NationalWeatherServiceSPS

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSPSLMK
WMOidentifierWWUS83 KLMK 181856
NWSheadlineA STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MADISON AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT
eventMotionDescription2026-09-18T18:56:00-00:00...storm...305DEG...21KT...37.74,-84.25
maxWindGust40 MPH
maxHailSize0.00
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Clark County, KY
  • Madison County, KY
NameValue
SAME021049
SAME021151
UGCKYZ049
UGCKYZ057
Polygons
37.68,-84.45 37.91,-84.21 37.84,-84.1 37.81,-84.12 37.82,-84.1 37.81,-84.07 37.78,-84.11 37.77,-84.08 37.76,-84.09 37.75,-84.08 37.72,-84.1 37.68,-84.1 37.67,-84.09 37.64,-84.13 37.57,-84.09 37.56,-84.14 37.55,-84.18 37.66,-84.44 37.68,-84.45