LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Typical for early May, severe weather is in the forecast for central Kentucky and southern Indiana on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
Outlook
The Storm Prediction Center has the Louisville area highlighted in a risk for severe weather both Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Tuesday's risk is only a slight risk (level 2 out of 5), with Wednesday's risk labeled a level 3 out of 5.
It is a good time to make sure you are prepared at home for storms to suddenly turn severe. Please make sure you have a severe weather safety kit, plenty of water and a reliable way to receive severe weather alerts and updates.
Tuesday and Wednesday severe weather risk
Timing
The timing of the upcoming storm system appears to be worst for the afternoon and evening hours on Wednesday. This will likely impact the rush hour commute and make for delays and issues with travel.
Please make sure you never drive through a flooded roadway. Keep in mind that although there is still a chance for storms to turn severe on Tuesday, severe storms are more likely to occur on Wednesday.
Futurecast: Strong to severe storms
Threats from these storms will vary from rainfall rates between a half inch to an inch per hour, to hail up to half dollar size, to wind gusts between 60-70 mph and even tornadoes. The risk for tornadoes is highest as the storm cells become a little more individual as opposed to clustered together in a line. But any storms that form may easily produce a tornado.
In summary, the main concern at this time is for the timing and intensity of the storms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. The storms will look to form into a line from states to our west and will drift in bringing a straight line wind, tornado and very heavy rain threat. Conditions will quiet down overnight Wednesday night and into the daytime hours Thursday.
Cooler and drier air will replace this week's storm system as we near the end of the week and the weekend. Temperatures will fall back to the upper 60s and 70s with sunshine and a few clouds.
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