Special Weather Statement issued October 15 at 6:14PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY

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At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wilsonville, or 8 miles north of Taylorsville, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Shelbyville, Simpsonville, Middletown Heights, Veachland, Hooper, Joyes, Olive Branch, Finchville, Montclair and Hemp Ridge. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
KY, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Shelby
event
Special Weather Statement
onset
2026-10-15T18:14:00-04:00
states
["KY"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-15T18:14:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.095c222bf8824a69a29ee46235f9d7098fca2439.001.1
references
[]
instruction
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
message type
Alert
freshness minutes
60
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