Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Hardin County, 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 central Hardin County in Kentucky until 9:00 PM EDT on August 11, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Hardin County, 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 Central Hardin County, 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 8:18 PM EDT until August 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
Central Hardin County in central Kentucky. Locations impacted include Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Vine Grove, Cecilia, Long View, Howe Valley, Vertrees, Hansbrough, Addington Field Airport, and Crest.
What You Should Do
For your 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 8:18 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of Elizabethtown, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 9:00 PM EDT on August 11, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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