NWS Louisville KYTO.W 0013April 28, 2026
Tornado Warning: Grayson, Hardin, Hart and 1 more, KY
The National Weather Service office in Louisville issued a tornado warning for Grayson, Hardin, Hart and 1 more in Kentucky, which was in force until 2:45 a.m. local time on April 28. It was the 13th tornado warning the NWS office in Louisville issued in 2026. Kentucky had 8 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 25 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Kentucky's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 26 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Louisville KY
- Area
- Grayson, Hardin, Hart and 1 more
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:19 a.m. EDT, April 28, 2026
- Expires
- 2:45 a.m. EDT, April 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLMK TO.W 0013
- 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... Southwestern Larue County in central Kentucky... Northern Hart County in central Kentucky... East central Grayson County in central Kentucky... South central Hardin County in central Kentucky... * Until 245 AM EDT/145 AM CDT/. * At 219 AM EDT/119 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles southeast of Leitchfield, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Larue, northern Hart, east central Grayson and south central Hardin Counties, including the following locations... Rock Creek, Seven Corners, Wabash, Bonnieville, Broad Ford, Peonia, Flint Hill, Snap, Royal, and Vento.
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. This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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.