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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Louisville, KY

May 16, 20264 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 15 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
May 16, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT (16:15 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Orange County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 278 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2026-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 351 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2026-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -79 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
351 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1001 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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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 May 16, 7:36 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 7:36 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 16, 11:20 AM EDT, 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1120 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026

INZ077-084-090>092-161545-
Crawford IN-Washington IN-Floyd IN-Clark IN-Harrison IN-
1120 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL HARRISON...WEST
CENTRAL CLARK...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD...NORTHWESTERN FLOYD AND
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 AM EDT...

At 1120 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of Salem, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Galena, New Pekin, Palmyra, Borden, Greenville, Hardinsburg,
Fredericksburg, Bradford, Martinsburg, and Shorts Corner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3837 8630 3849 8629 3852 8594 3835 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 1520Z 270DEG 29KT 3844 8619

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 16, 12:06 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1206 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

INZ076-077-084-090-161630-
Crawford IN-Orange IN-Washington IN-Harrison IN-
1206 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HARRISON...NORTHERN
CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN ORANGE AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES
THROUGH 1230 PM EDT...

At 1205 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Paoli, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Paoli, English, French Lick, Marengo, Milltown, Hardinsburg, Livonia,
Ethel, Trotter Crossing, and Valeene.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3856 8623 3833 8624 3838 8668 3843 8668
      3853 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 1605Z 272DEG 29KT 3845 8652

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

SRW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 8:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble38 min
May 16, 9:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry15 min
May 16, 10:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison, Scott28 min
May 16, 10:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison, Scott28 min
May 16, 10:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison, Nicholas24 min
May 16, 10:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Nicholas23 min
May 16, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Oldham36 min
May 16, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble35 min
May 16, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson35 min
May 16, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham19 min
May 16, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham33 min
May 16, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Oldham, Trimble30 min
May 16, 6:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKTrimble3 hr
May 16, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby38 min
May 16, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Trimble38 min
May 16, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble31 min
May 16, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby29 min
May 16, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry18 min
May 16, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott14 min
May 16, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison32 min
May 16, 8:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMartin24 min
May 16, 8:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois, Orange32 min
May 16, 8:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford30 min
May 16, 8:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Perry26 min
May 16, 8:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford34 min
May 16, 9:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd37 min
May 16, 9:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois34 min
May 16, 11:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington25 min
May 16, 12:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange24 min
May 16, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington31 min
May 16, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClark24 min
May 16, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois35 min
May 16, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Perry26 min
May 16, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange32 min
May 16, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Orange31 min
May 16, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd29 min
May 16, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington20 min
May 16, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd, Harrison33 min
May 16, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFloyd26 min
May 16, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison24 min
May 16, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOrange37 min
May 16, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFloyd, Harrison33 min
May 16, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange, Washington22 min
May 16, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington31 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.