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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY

February 19, 2026Bullitt County, Jefferson County, Spencer County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 19, 2026, 3:17 PM EST for Bullitt County, Jefferson County, Spencer County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2026, 3:17 PM EST (20:17 UTC)
Expired
Feb 19, 2026, 3:45 PM EST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bullitt County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Spencer County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 19, 1:20 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 215 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2026-02-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 84 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2026-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
84 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
84 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 19, 3:04 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 3:04 PM EST, 13 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 19, 2:44 PM EST, 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
244 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     Hail             2 NE New Middletown     38.19N 86.02W
02/19/2026  M1.00 Inch       Harrison           IN   Trained Spotter

            Dime to quarter size hail.

&&

AMS
Special weather statement, Feb 19, 2:57 PM EST, 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
257 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

INZ090-KYZ025-030-192030-
Harrison IN-Jefferson KY-Meade KY-
257 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN HARRISON...NORTHWESTERN
MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EST...

At 256 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Brandenburg to 9 miles
southwest of Valley Station. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Louisville, Shively, Hollyvilla, Valley Station, Pleasure Ridge Par,
Pleasure Ridge Park, Fairdale, St. Dennis, Elizabeth, and New
Middletown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for south central
Indiana...and central Kentucky.

&&

LAT...LON 3809 8643 3820 8605 3819 8591 3818 8590
      3819 8590 3818 8582 3809 8571 3804 8588
      3801 8593 3808 8643
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 255DEG 25KT 3809 8629 3805 8602

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

RJS
Local storm report, Feb 19, 3:01 PM EST, 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
301 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     Hail             1 N Deatsville          37.91N 85.57W
02/19/2026  M1.00 Inch       Nelson             KY   Public

            Hail a little larger than quarter size.

&&

AMS
Local storm report, Feb 19, 3:09 PM EST, 8 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 19, 2:38 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSpencer37 min
Feb 19, 2:38 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson37 min
Feb 19, 2:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer34 min
Feb 19, 3:02 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson28 min
Feb 19, 3:09 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard, Madison36 min
Feb 19, 3:17 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson28 min
Feb 19, 3:27 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle33 min
Feb 19, 3:35 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Woodford25 min
Feb 19, 3:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Jessamine, Woodford37 min
Feb 19, 3:44 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison16 min
Feb 19, 3:50 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison10 min
Feb 19, 3:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark24 min
Feb 19, 3:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette32 min
Feb 19, 4:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard27 min
Feb 19, 4:26 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark19 min
Feb 19, 4:28 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison47 min
Feb 19, 1:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford28 min
Feb 19, 2:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKPerry33 min
Feb 19, 2:30 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford30 min
Feb 19, 2:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison33 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.