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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 8:42PM EDT expiring August 7 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY

Posted at 8:42 PM, Aug 07, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-07 20:42:00-04

At 841 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles west of
Danville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Law enforcement confirmed multiple trees down.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include…
Brumfield, Parksville, Forkland, Poplar Corner, Aliceton,
Mitchellsburg, Simstown, Gravel Switch, Texas and Pottsville.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.