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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2026, 1:25 PM EDT for Madison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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 20, 2026, 1:25 PM EDT (17:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2026, 1:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Madison County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 20, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 35 min |
| May 20, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 28 min |
| May 20, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 33 min |
| May 20, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 37 min |
| May 20, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 31 min |
| May 20, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 32 min |
| May 20, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 29 min |
| May 20, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 16 min |
| May 20, 4:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 3 hr |
| May 20, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 3 hr |
| May 20, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 31 min |
| May 20, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 28 min |
| May 20, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 19 min |
| May 20, 5:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 3 hr |
| May 20, 6:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Casey | 3 hr |
| May 20, 7:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Franklin, Harrison, Scott | 3 hr |
| May 20, 3:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry | 3 hr |
| May 20, 4:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 3 hr |
| May 20, 4:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Washington | 3 hr |
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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.