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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Louisville, KY

June 21, 2026Harrison County, Indiana; Hardin County, Meade County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2026, 11:03 PM EDT for Harrison County, Indiana; Hardin County, Meade County, Kentucky. It was in force for 27 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
Jun 21, 2026, 11:03 PM EDT (03:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2026, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Harrison County, IN, Hardin County, KY, Meade County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 5:43 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 21, 9:19 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 218 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2026-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 412 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2026-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 132 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
412 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-234 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1340 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
233 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

929 
WFUS53 KLMK 220303
TORLMK
INC061-KYC093-163-220330-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0032.260622T0303Z-260622T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1103 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Harrison County in south central Indiana...
  East central Meade County in central Kentucky...
  North central Hardin County in central Kentucky...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 1103 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Brandenburg, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southern Harrison, east central Meade and north central Hardin
  Counties, including the following locations... Lodale, Mauckport,
  Laconia, Evans Landing, New Boston, Rock Haven, Central, Titus,
  Hughes Landing, and Howard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8622 3812 8591 3801 8594 3801 8595
      3800 8594 3798 8594 3794 8597 3792 8600
      3802 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 291DEG 24KT 3803 8617 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

SRW
2 follow-up statements
764 
WWUS53 KLMK 220317
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1117 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

INC061-KYC093-163-220330-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-260622T0330Z/
Harrison IN-Meade KY-Hardin KY-
1117 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON...EAST CENTRAL MEADE AND NORTH CENTRAL HARDIN
COUNTIES...

At 1117 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Brandenburg, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Brandenburg, Muldraugh, West Point, Laconia, Evans Landing, New
Boston, Rock Haven, Hughes Landing, Howard, and Brandenburg Station.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3812 8601 3810 8591 3801 8594 3801 8595
      3800 8594 3798 8594 3794 8597 3792 8600
      3798 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 291DEG 24KT 3800 8606 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

SRW
093 
WWUS53 KLMK 220327
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1127 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

INC061-KYC093-163-220337-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-260622T0330Z/
Harrison IN-Meade KY-Hardin KY-
1127 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON...EAST CENTRAL MEADE
AND NORTH CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for south central
Indiana. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for
central Kentucky.

&&

LAT...LON 3812 8601 3810 8591 3801 8594 3801 8595
      3800 8594 3798 8594 3794 8597 3792 8600
      3798 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 291DEG 24KT 3798 8600 

$$

SRW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 21, 10:23 PM EDT, 40 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • * Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening into tonight. Damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, and flash flooding are the main threats.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 10:23 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1023 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening into
  tonight. Damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, and flash flooding
  are the main threats.

&&

.MESOSCALE...
Issued at 1022 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Line of severe convection continues to push eastward across southern
Indiana at this hour.  Looking at LVX VAD profile, we've seen an
increase in the low-level wind field over the last hour with SRH
increasing into the 400-500 m2/s2 range.  MUCAPE via mesoanalysis
continues to show about 1000-1500 J/kg.  With the MCV moving into
east-central IN, continued theta-e advection and the nocturnal low-
level jet should continue to support ample buoyancy to sustain
current convection despite the loss of daytime heating.

Atmosphere to the east of I-65 has become a bit more stable as theta-
e air over there is of lesser quality.  However, best combo of
shear/instability resides back to the west of I-65 from north of
Louisville back toward Evansville.  Still watching a pair of
supercells with ample rotation.  The first is over NE Perry IN
heading east into southern Crawford.  The second is out east of
Evansville.  Both of these cells are on the southern side of the
convective line with no real interruption of moist warm flow on the
inflow flank.  A more east-west oriented line of convection
stretching from Gibson county east down I-64 continues to move
southeast and may end up catching up with the more discrete
supercells over time.

Further northeast in the lower theta-e air, strong convection will
move out of southeast Indiana and into portions of northern KY.
While further displaced from the low-level jet, cold pool
development may promote an uptick in wind gust potential across
portions of north-central KY from Oldham county eastward into the
western Bluegrass region.

Training of convection back along the I-64 corridor may result in an
increased hydro threat across portions of southern Indiana over the
next couple of hours.

Issued at 844 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Cluster of multi-cellular and supercellular storms are currently in
progress across southern Indiana this evening.  Environment across
our northwest/northern CWA (focusing on southern IN) remain in a
favorable environment for continued tornado production.  Effective
layer shear values on the order of 40-45kts and 0-3KM ESRH values of
350-400 m2/s2 (based on VWX VWP) remain in place across the region.
Much of this low-level enhanced flow is being driven by the
convectively generated MCV moving across central IN.  So the storms
should continue to maintain themselves up to the I-65 corridor. East
of the I-65 corridor, mesoanalysis shows that low-level theta-e
drops off quickly and storms most likely will become elevated and
reverting from more of a tornado threat to a wind damage threat.

Further west, a more discrete supercell is in progress across
portions of Gibson/Pike county.  It remains in a favorable
shear/instability axis and will affect Dubois county over the next
hour.

Overall, the next 1-2 hours of focused severe weather will remain
north of the Ohio River across southern Indiana.  The cluster of
storms will eventually move into SE IN and into portions of northern
KY by 230-330Z.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 355 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Ahead of a surface low, currently over northern Missouri, is an area
of convection stretching from St. Louis up through Peoria. Into the
overnight, this low will get pushed towards central Indiana by
junkie zonal flow and is expected to push the line of convection
towards southern Indiana and central Kentucky.

Ahead of the line, in southern Illinois and far western Kentucky dew
points are in the mid 70s. They taper off into the mid 60s over
southern Indiana and central Kentucky. Temperatures over the CWA are
in the low to mid 80s but will continue increasing a few degrees
being lifted by southern winds and mostly clear skies ahead of the
system.

Model agreement has improved greatly from 24 hours ago. CAMs have
the main line entering our southwestern Indiana counties around 23-
00z and continuing to push east and south through the CWA tonight.
This is entering an environment with crazy high precipitable water
values of 1.8 to 2.25+ inches. Anything near 2 inches is a lot and
has to put flash flooding concerns on the mind, so any place that
sees training storms, multiple waves, or slow moving storms could
pick up multiple inches in a short amount of time. Our 6 hours Flash
Flood Guidance ranges from 2.5 to 6 inches over southern Indiana and
central Kentucky with our southwestern counties, near Bowling Green,
being able to take that higher amount. Where we have the Flood Watch
in Indiana is closer to the low and where the higher chances
currently are for flooding. The flooding threat may end up being the
greatest threat this evening/tonight.

On the severe weather side, model soundings and hodographs dynamics
look favorable for tornadoes over southwestern Indiana. Deep layer 0-
6 km shear is over 40 knots. There is good turning with good inflow
in the low levels of the hodograph and low level SRH values are
high, but with the expected arrival of the line being when we lose
diurnal warming near sunset, a stable layer is expected to develop
at the surface. There will be a point to our west moving into our
area that surface based storms become more elevated where it will be
harder to get a tornado to the ground. LCLs are lower in some of the
guidance than they has been, and overall, instability remains fairly
weak with MLCAPE remaining under 1,000 J/kg. The better instability
remains south of Interstate 64 and west of Bowling Green. Believe
it's possible the stronger convection ends up missing a good chunk
of the CWA as convection chases the instability south through
western Kentucky while some activity stays with the low moving over
central Indiana.

By around 6z or a little after, the bulk of the convection will
likely be south and east of the CWA. For the rest of the night,
ceiling are expected to be low with isolated to scattered showers
likely.

Monday, the system's cold front will lag on the back side of the low
and is expected to push through during the afternoon hours. This
will veer winds towards the northwest, limiting highs to the mid to
upper 70s over southern Indiana and the low 80s over southern
Kentucky. Additional waves of showers and non-severe thunderstorms
will remain possible through Monday.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Issued at 355 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

By Monday night, CAA is over the CWA as a large surface high gets
pushed east from the Plains through Indiana by Tuesday night. This
will bring a return of WAA on Wednesday, lifting temperatures that
were slightly below normal Tuesday and Wednesday back to near normal
by Thursday.

The CWA is expected to remain dry through Wednesday, but as the high
pushes off the the east, zonal flow will push small surface lows
from the Plains through the Ozarks into the Lower Ohio Valley. It
don't look like a washout, but shower and thunderstorms chances will
increase during this period. Towards the end of the week, a strong
ridge will likely bring warmer temperatures and drier weather.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 748 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

VFR conditions will continue from now until a broken line of storms
approaches from the west near 01Z at HNB, to near 05Z in south
and eastern airports. These storms will bring MVFR ceilings and
variable winds gusting up to 35kts or higher if individual cells
turn severe. Once the showers or storms roll through all
airports, ceilings will lower to low end MVFR and high end IFR,
with the lowest ceilings in the NW near HNB. Winds will continue
to blow from the S/SW until the storms end, eventually turning
out of the west later Monday afternoon. Ceilings are slow to
recover if much at all during the day on Monday remaining in
MVFR category through the afternoon. Thunderstorms may refire in
BWG/RGA later in the day, but otherwise airports remain dry
with MVFR conditions expected Monday afternoon.

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...None.
IN...Flood Watch until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Monday for INZ076>079-
     083-084-089>092.

&&

MESOSCALE....MJ
SHORT TERM...KDW
LONG TERM....KDW
AVIATION.....BKF

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 21, 10:03 PM EDT, 1 hour before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1003 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0920 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 E Holland             38.25N 87.00W
06/21/2026                   Dubois             IN   911 Call Center

            Time Estimated by Radar: Power lines down
            across the road.

&&

BKF
Local storm report, Jun 21, 10:14 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1014 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0920 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 E Holland             38.25N 87.00W
06/21/2026                   Dubois             IN   911 Call Center

            Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2
            E Holland. Time Estimated by Radar: Power
            lines down across the road near the
            intersection of West 900 South and South 500
            West.

&&

BKF
Local storm report, Jun 21, 11:01 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1101 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0845 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 ESE Leipsic           38.66N 86.35W
06/21/2026                   Orange             IN   Emergency Mngr

            Barn damage reported near Liepsic off North
            County Road 600 East.

&&

CAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLMKDubois, Orange, Washington42 min
Jun 21, 8:11 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKOrange49 min
Jun 21, 8:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Orange, Washington39 min
Jun 21, 8:46 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKOrange, Washington44 min
Jun 21, 8:55 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKWashington50 min
Jun 21, 8:59 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLMKDubois46 min
Jun 21, 9:06 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKOrange39 min
Jun 21, 9:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Scott, Washington43 min
Jun 21, 9:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Orange25 min
Jun 21, 9:27 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington48 min
Jun 21, 9:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKOrange, Washington3 hr
Jun 21, 9:31 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington44 min
Jun 21, 9:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson28 min
Jun 21, 9:36 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Perry39 min
Jun 21, 9:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Orange, Washington36 min
Jun 21, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Perry38 min
Jun 21, 9:56 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington15 min
Jun 21, 10:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry3 hr
Jun 21, 10:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd39 min
Jun 21, 10:07 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKCrawford, Perry53 min
Jun 21, 10:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKClark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott and 1 more3 hr
Jun 21, 10:30 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison45 min
Jun 21, 10:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison3 hr
Jun 21, 10:56 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKPerry49 min
Jun 21, 11:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Perry24 min
Jun 21, 11:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison31 min
Jun 21, 11:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKPerry26 min
Jun 21, 11:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKPerry47 min
Jun 22, 12:22 AM EDTTornado WarningLMKPerry38 min
Jun 22, 12:50 AM EDTTornado WarningLMKPerry40 min
Jun 22, 1:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKPerry4 hr
Jun 22, 1:51 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison8 hr
Jun 22, 2:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKPerry25 min
Jun 22, 6:04 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKPerry4 hr
Jun 21, 11:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble3 hr
Jun 21, 11:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin32 min
Jun 22, 12:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Nelson, Spencer46 min
Jun 22, 12:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hardin, Meade24 min
Jun 22, 12:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Nicholas25 min
Jun 22, 1:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Mercer, Nelson, Washington41 min
Jun 22, 1:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade40 min
Jun 22, 2:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison31 min
Jun 22, 2:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin, Meade34 min
Jun 22, 2:57 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Nelson and 3 more3 hr
Jun 22, 3:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Nelson, Spencer3 hr
Jun 22, 3:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Nelson28 min
Jun 22, 4:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington26 min
Jun 22, 5:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison3 hr
Jun 22, 5:49 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Nelson, Spencer4 hr
Jun 22, 6:06 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKJefferson23 min
Jun 22, 6:29 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson3 hr
Jun 22, 8:05 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison and 5 more3 hr
Jun 22, 8:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Madison, Nicholas26 min
Jun 22, 9:18 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas79 min
Jun 22, 10:35 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison and 5 more85 min
Jun 22, 10:37 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas83 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.