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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Louisville, KY

May 16, 2026Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky; Clark County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2026, 6:27 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky; Clark County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 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, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Clark County, IN, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 16, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

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 15, 7:33 PM EDT, 22 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 7:33 PM EDT, 22 hours 54 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 8:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	38 min
May 16, 9:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry	15 min
May 16, 10:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison, Scott	28 min
May 16, 10:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison, Scott	28 min
May 16, 10:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison, Nicholas	24 min
May 16, 10:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas	23 min
May 16, 12:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry, Oldham	36 min
May 16, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	35 min
May 16, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	35 min
May 16, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	19 min
May 16, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble	30 min
May 16, 6:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Trimble	3 hr
May 16, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Shelby	38 min
May 16, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	38 min
May 16, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	31 min
May 16, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Shelby	29 min
May 16, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry	18 min
May 16, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott	14 min
May 16, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	32 min
May 16, 8:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Martin	24 min
May 16, 8:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois, Orange	32 min
May 16, 8:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford	30 min
May 16, 8:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Perry	26 min
May 16, 8:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford	34 min
May 16, 9:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Floyd	37 min
May 16, 9:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	34 min
May 16, 11:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	25 min
May 16, 12:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	24 min
May 16, 12:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington	15 min
May 16, 12:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	31 min
May 16, 12:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	24 min
May 16, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	35 min
May 16, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Perry	26 min
May 16, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Orange	32 min
May 16, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Orange	31 min
May 16, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Floyd	29 min
May 16, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	20 min
May 16, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Floyd, Harrison	33 min
May 16, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Floyd	26 min
May 16, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	24 min
May 16, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	37 min
May 16, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Floyd, Harrison	33 min
May 16, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange, Washington	22 min
May 16, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	31 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.