Indiana, Kentucky Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 12:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 3:57PM EDT until July 21 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 12:57pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description: 
At 356 PM EDT/256 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Minor Lane Heights to 6 miles south of Brandenburg, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Louisville, Shively, Shepherdsville, Brandenburg, Pioneer Village, Audubon Park, Watterson Park, Lynnview, Parkway Village, and Hollyvilla.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Floyd, IN; Harrison, IN; Perry, IN; Breckinridge, KY; Bullitt, KY; Hardin, KY; Jefferson, KY; Meade, KY; Nelson, KY; Spencer, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY