Severe Weather Expected to Hit Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky this Afternoon

Western Kentucky has been given a Torcon value of 4, which is a moderate chance of a tornado within 50 miles of your location. A Torcon value of 4 also means that hail and high wind gusts are possible.

The National Weather Service has issued a 100% chance of rain and thunderstorms for Western Kentucky. Some of us could be experiencing up to three inches of rain. The system is moving across the plains, and should be interrupting Columbus Day with severe thunderstorms and rain in the evening hours.

Missouri is basically cooked right now with rain. We can be expecting the weather to get here and begin letting go around 6pm central this evening. 2-3 inches of rain is expected for Western Kentucky and some other parts of the Tristate. Stay tuned for more updates.

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A VIGOROUS LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING REACHING SOUTHWEST INDIANA SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTHERN PENNYRILE BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM. OTHER STORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS LINE AS WELL. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE A STRONG POSSIBILITY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WITHIN THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS. LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT MAINLY WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY WITH THE LINE OF STORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM ONE AND A HALF TO 3 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND THE LAKES AND PENNYRILE REGIONS OF WEST KENTUCKY. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.