Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Adair and Cumberland Counties, KY
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NOAA issued it on August 12, 2026, 12 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Louisville has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Cumberland County and southwestern Adair County until 8:00 PM CDT on August 11, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Central Kentucky
- Issued
- August 12, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Louisville KY
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 12 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Central Kentucky.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Louisville KY. The alert is effective from August 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM CDT until August 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers northeastern Cumberland County and southwestern Adair County in south central Kentucky. Locations impacted include Gradyville, Cundiff, Gadberry, Breeding, Bliss, Fairplay, Chance, Inroad, Nell, and Flatwood.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm.
Expected Conditions
At 7:14 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Columbia, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 8:00 PM CDT on August 11, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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