Special Weather Statement 05/20/2025 16:15 for Kentucky areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 20, 2025 - 4:15pm
Expires: 
May 20, 2025 - 5:00pm
Description: 
At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Brownsville to 11 miles north of Portland. Movement was east at 55 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... Bowling Green, Glasgow, Scottsville, Brownsville, Plum Springs, Memphis Junction, Mount Victor, Crestmoor, Franklin, Horse Cave, Cave City, Smiths Grove, Park City, Woodburn, Oakland, Fountain Run, Three Forks, Girkin, Rich Pond, and Greenhill.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central and central Kentucky.
Area Description: 
Butler; Edmonson; Hart; Warren; Simpson; Allen; Barren
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY