Kentucky Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/18/2026 02:14

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 5:14AM EDT until June 18 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 2:14am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 2:45am
Description: 
SVRLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Spencer County in central Kentucky... Southern Shelby County in central Kentucky... Northeastern Nelson County in central Kentucky... West central Woodford County in central Kentucky... Anderson County in central Kentucky... Southern Jefferson County in central Kentucky... Northern Bullitt County in central Kentucky... Southwestern Franklin County in central Kentucky... * Until 545 AM EDT. * At 513 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Shelbyville to near Valley Station, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Standiford Field gusted to 62 mph. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Frankfort, Shelbyville, Shepherdsville, Lawrenceburg, Pioneer Village, Hollow Creek, Taylorsville, Hollyvilla, Spring Mill, and South Park View.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT for south central Indiana...and central Kentucky.
Area Description: 
Anderson, KY; Bullitt, KY; Franklin, KY; Jefferson, KY; Nelson, KY; Shelby, KY; Spencer, KY; Woodford, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov