Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Garrard and Lincoln Counties, KY
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NOAA issued it on August 12, 2026, 11 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 Lincoln County and southeastern Garrard County in central Kentucky until 8:00 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- 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 11 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Kentucky.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Louisville KY. Effective from August 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM EDT until August 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Northeastern Lincoln County and southeastern Garrard County in central Kentucky. Locations impacted include Stanford, Lancaster, Crab Orchard, Paint Lick, Manse, Gilbert, Preachersville, Cartersville, Rowland, and Hyattsville.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 7:31 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lancaster, moving southeast at 25 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 EDT on August 12, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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