Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for central Kentucky.

At 901 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Bardstown, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bardstown, Lawrenceburg, Ballard, Bloomfield, Willisburg, Fairfield, Wakefield, Bondville, Dugansville, and Talmage.