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Mesoscale Discussion 2003

August 16, 202625 counties in Indiana; 29 counties in Kentucky; 5 counties in Ohio

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 16, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT for 25 counties in Indiana; 29 counties in Kentucky; 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 16, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 16, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe thunderstorm watch 589

All 59 counties

Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Clark County, IN, Dearborn County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Greene County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Orange County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Scott County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Washington County, IN, Bath County, KY, Boone County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Carter County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Henry County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Mason County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Owen County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Woodford County, KY, Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Hamilton County, OH

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 16, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Greene, Hancock and 14 more	2 hr
Aug 16, 1:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence	9 hr
Aug 16, 6:31 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence	89 min
Aug 16, 7:34 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boyle, Breathitt, Casey, Clay, Estill, Floyd and 23 more	86 min
Aug 15, 9:23 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union	97 min
Aug 16, 11:56 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ashland, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton and 26 more	64 min
Aug 16, 2:28 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia and 20 more	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in Indiana, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in Ohio, 2026 Every mesoscale discussion in 2026

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.