NWS Louisville KYTO.W 0019June 18, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby and 1 more, KY
The National Weather Service office in Louisville issued a tornado warning for Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby and 1 more in Kentucky, which was in force until 5:30 a.m. local time on June 18. It was the 19th tornado warning the NWS office in Louisville issued in 2026. Kentucky had 30 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 9 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Kentucky's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 43 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Louisville KY
- Area
- Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby and 1 more
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:47 a.m. EDT, June 18, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 a.m. EDT, June 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLMK TO.W 0019
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Kentucky since 2008Every warning type in Kentucky
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
TORLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Spencer County in central Kentucky... Northwestern Shelby County in central Kentucky... East central Jefferson County in central Kentucky... Northeastern Bullitt County in central Kentucky... * Until 530 AM EDT. * At 447 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Newburg, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Louisville, Jeffersontown, West Buechel, Hollow Creek, Houston Acres, Spring Mill, Highview, Buechel, Fern Creek, and Newburg around 450 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include L S Park, Forest Hills, Simpsonville, Fisherville, Louisville International Airport, Elk Creek, Wilsonville, Routt, Thixton, and Whitfield.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.