Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 2:04PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 20, 2025 - 11:04am
Expires:
May 20, 2025 - 11:30am
Description:
At 204 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stanford, or 17 miles west of Mount Vernon, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Stanford, Lancaster, Junction City, Crab Orchard, Boneyville,
Ottenheim, Gilbert, Broughtentown, Geneva, Rowland, Hackley, Maywood,
Stuart Powell Field Airport, Point Leavell, Mckinney, Hubble,
Highland, South Fork, Kings Mountain, and Jumbo.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for central
Kentucky.
Area Description:
Boyle; Garrard; Lincoln
Forcast Office:
NWS Louisville KY