LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scattered strong to severe storms are expected to arrive in the Louisville area late Tuesday night and will linger into Wednesday morning and again Wednesday afternoon.
The risk for severe weather is largely due to these sunshine-filled days and near record-breaking warm temperatures that have been hitting Kentucky and southern Indiana this week.
Along with the warm air will also come a surge in atmospheric energy and a potentially severe storm system as we approach the early morning hours on Wednesday.
Timing
A lot of our weather forecast models are showing a band of showers and storms starting Tuesday night.
The showers and storms will drift from west to east through the midnight hour and will likely affect central Kentucky and southern Indiana through the early morning hours.
Here is a closer look at the timing of the showers and storms from west to east:
Futurecast showers and storms
Quarter-sized hail, a few tornadoes, wind gusts up to 55-65 mph and very heavy rain are all possible with this bout of severe weather. The first wave of storms will hit Louisville from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. with more storms likely to return late in the afternoon and evening on Wednesday.
Keep in mind that the forecast still has time for a little wiggle room and changes may happen with this incoming storm system. Just make sure you keep tabs with the latest information from us regarding this midweek storm system.
Due to the timing of the showers and storms it is a good idea to make sure your NOAA Weather Radio is operational and you also download the WHAS11 News App. The WHAS11 News App will provide the latest severe weather alerts based off of your current location.
Severe risk
All of central Kentucky and southern Indiana are under levels 1 & 2 out of 5 when it comes to the severe weather risk. This generally means that scattered strong to severe storms are likely.
We are not expecting a severe weather outbreak by any means but storms will have an easy time becoming strong to severe.
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