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Special Weather Statement, NWS Louisville, KY

July 4, 2026Oldham County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2026, 11:10 PM EDT for Oldham County, Kentucky. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 4, 2026, 11:10 PM EDT (03:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2026, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Oldham County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 00:00Z on 2026-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 970 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2026-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
970 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

479 
WWUS83 KLMK 050310
SPSLMK

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1110 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
 
KYZ030-031-034-050330-
Jefferson KY-Oldham KY-Shelby KY-
1110 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OLDHAM...
NORTHWESTERN SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1130
PM EDT...

At 1110 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Middletown, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Shelbyville, Middletown, Simpsonville, Montclair, Conner, and Todds
Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 3820 8546 3826 8552 3837 8537 3823 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 240DEG 19KT 3824 8544 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

CSG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 9:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKOhio2 hr
Jul 4, 9:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHardin21 min
Jul 4, 10:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren33 min
Jul 4, 10:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen22 min
Jul 4, 11:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMetcalfe37 min
Jul 4, 11:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTaylor37 min
Jul 5, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Ohio52 min
Jul 5, 6:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKButler, Ohio3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.