Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
031 WUUS53 KLMK 082236 SVRLMK KYC057-169-171-082300- /O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0088.240508T2236Z-240508T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Louisville KY 536 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Monroe County in south central Kentucky... Western Cumberland County in south central Kentucky... Southeastern Metcalfe County in south central Kentucky... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 536 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tompkinsville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Tompkinsville, Burkesville, Leslie, Waterview, Meshack, Persimmon, Forkton, Ellington, Willow Shade, and Grider. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central Kentucky. && LAT...LON 3666 8577 3674 8582 3694 8547 3670 8533 TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 247DEG 37KT 3672 8571 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Padgett