WLWT News 5 TODAY Meteorologist
Alert Day: Severe storms bring threat for damaging winds, tornadoes, hail
THAT’S A GIVEN. ALL RIGHT, BACK TO YOUR EVENING FORECAST NOW. AND YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THE STORMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOVING IN TONIGHT. IT’S BEEN JUST WINDY OUT THERE ALL DAY. WE’RE ALL GOING TO BE ON CALL UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. I HAVE A FEELING. HERE’S CHIEF METEOROLOGIST KEVIN ROBINSON AGAIN. YEAH, PROBABLY GOING TO BE PRETTY BUSY UNTIL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE 2 OR 3 A.M. TIME FRAME TONIGHT. SO YOU’LL NEED TO HAVE A WAY TO GET THOSE WARNINGS LATER ON TONIGHT. RIGHT NOW THINGS ARE QUIET ACROSS THE TRI-STATE. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TORNADO WATCHES IN EFFECT OUT TO OUR WEST, WHERE THERE IS CURRENTLY A TORNADO OUTBREAK UNDERWAY FROM PARTS OF ILLINOIS DOWN TO THE SOUTH OF SAINT LOUIS AND BACK INTO WESTERN PARTS OF KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. TONIGHT, THAT’S ALL THE ACTION WE’RE GOING TO BE WATCHING. SLOWLY MIGRATE IN OUR DIRECTION NOW. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK. AND NOTICE THAT THE TRI-STATE CERTAINLY EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED BY SEVERE WEATHER. BUT THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN WIDESPREAD, SIGNIFICANT TORNADO ACTIVITY JUST A LITTLE BIT OUT TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF THE TRI-STATE. NOW NOTICE PARTS OF THE TRI-STATE UNDER A MODERATE MODERATE RISK HERE, ESPECIALLY WEST OF I 75. AT THE MOMENT, THERE’S A CAP ON THE ATMOSPHERE AND BASICALLY THAT CAP PREVENTS ANY SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FROM OCCURRING. I THINK THAT CAP IS GOING TO HOLD FOR SEVERAL HOURS TONIGHT UNTIL THE LINE OF STORMS GETS MUCH CLOSER TO US, LET’S SAY AFTER 9 OR 10 IN THE EVENING HOURS, THE GREATEST THREAT FOR A SIGNIFICANT OR A STRONG TORNADO WOULD BE IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA TONIGHT, WHERE THERE COULD BE STORMS THAT MANAGE TO BREAK THAT CAP BEFORE THE LINE OF STORMS ARRIVES. IF WE DON’T GET THAT CAP BROKEN BEFORE THE LINE OF STORMS, THEN IT’S GOING TO BE PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE DEALT WITH ON SUNDAY, AND THAT’S WHERE WE’LL BE WATCHING A LINE OF STORMS COME THROUGH WITH EMBEDDED AREAS OF SMALLER, WEAKER STILL TORNADOES, BUT OF THE WEAKER VARIETY. THESE FAST SPIN UPS THAT HAPPEN OFTENTIMES WE GET WITH THESE LINES OF STORMS COMING THROUGH. SO BASICALLY DIVING IN THE FUTURECAST, WE’RE STILL QUIET AT 9:00. WE’LL SEE. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE ARE 11:00. SO BETWEEN 10 AND 11 I THINK THE FIRST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVER HERE IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA, THIS WILL BE WHERE WE HAVE THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY AGAIN AND TIME FRAME FOR A SIGNIFICANT TORNADO. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY LIFT NORTHEAST UP TOWARDS I-70. BUT NOTICE THE LINE OF STORMS STILL MIGRATING TOWARDS THE TRI-STATE EVEN AFTER MIDNIGHT HERE. AND THIS IS WHEN WE’LL FACE THE THREAT FOR STRONG, DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. AND WITHIN THE LINE OF STORMS ITSELF, YOU CAN’T RULE OUT SOME SPIN UP TORNADOES, SO THIS WILL BE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 1 A.M. NOTICE BY 2 A.M. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASING, AND BY THREE THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE OVER FOR US. AND IN FACT, I DON’T EVEN HAVE A LOT OF RAIN FALLING FOR TOMORROW MORNING, SO THAT IS SOME GOOD NEWS. IN FACT, I THINK A GOOD PART OF THURSDAY WILL BE VOID OF ANY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. OKAY, THAT’S GOOD NEWS FOR OUR RIVERS. IN ANY AREAS OF STANDING WATER, BUT WE’RE CERTAINLY NOT DONE WITH THE RAIN THREAT AS WE’LL SEE RAIN REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. AND YOU NOTICE TOMORROW NIGHT, THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL EVEN BE THE THREAT FOR SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. BUT I THINK THAT’S GOING TO STAY SOUTH OF US FOR THE MOST PART DOWN INTO CENTRAL PARTS OF KENTUCKY. WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. WE’LL HAVE SOME RAIN IN HERE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING, AND I THINK WE GET A LULL IN THE RAIN ON FRIDAY. BUT THEN MY GREATEST CONCERN FOR FLASH FLOODING COMES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, WHEN SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY ACTUALLY GET STUCK AND JUST KIND OF TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS. SO LET’S BREAK DOWN ALL OF THIS ACTIVE WEATHER DAMAGING WINDS. THE GREATEST CONCERN TONIGHT, ALONG WITH THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES, SOME HAIL. I DON’T HAVE A HUGE CONCERN FOR FLOODING TONIGHT OR INTO TOMORROW MORNING, SIMPLY BECAUSE STORMS WILL KEEP MOVING INSTEAD OF TRAINING OR STAYING PUT IN THE SAME AREAS. SO RIGHT NOW IT’S QUIET. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL EVENING. WE’RE AT 79. IT’S FEELING A TOUCH ON THE HUMID SIDE AS THOSE MOISTURE LEVELS KEEP INCREASING. THAT DEW POINT IN THE LOW 60S. SO IT’S A WEATHER ALERT NIGHT. WE’LL KEEP THE EYE OUT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. OBVIOUSLY LATER TONIGHT WE’LL STAY IN THE 60S ALL NIGHT. TOMORROW’S CLOUDY AND A LOT OF THE DAY IS DRY UNTIL THE AFTERNOON WITH RAIN MOVING BACK IN HERE. HERE’S YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST. SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ARE WEATHER IMPACT DAYS WITH REPEATED ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. MIKE AND SHEREE RIGHT NOW, I SUSPECT MOST OF THE TRI-STATE WILL SEE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3 TO 6IN OF RAIN THROUGH NOW AND SUNDAY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT’S FALLING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. SO INITIALLY, FLASH FLOODING WON’T BE A HUGE CONCERN. BUT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND, I THI
Wednesday is a Weather Alert Day as we prepare for another night of strong storms.LIVE RADAR // LATEST WEATHER ALERTS // HOUR BY HOURA Flood Watch is in effect Wednesday-Sunday. The main area of concern is late Wednesday evening as a line of storms moves in generally from the west and pushing east after 10 p.m. This brings the threat for all severe weather hazards: strong wind around 60-75 mph, tornadoes, hail and heavy rain. There is potential for some storms to develop between sunset and 9 p.m., and if that happens, those storms could bring the highest tornado threat.This system stalls out overhead and that then acts as a conveyor belt for rounds of heavy rain to come and go for the rest of the week. This leads to several inches of rain piling up and creating flooding concerns. By Thursday morning, 2-3 inches of rain will have fallen in some communities, which leads to a flash flooding potential. Totals will be around 5-8+ inches. The heaviest rain bands could also come overnight, which brings an extra layer of concern. If you live in a flood-prone area, pay extra attention to flood alerts. If your basement typically floods, this will be another week of checking on the sump pump. Areas roads could be covered in standing water. Widespread flooding issues will be likely for the Ohio Valley. We gradually dry out Sunday evening and Monday.
Wednesday is a Weather Alert Day as we prepare for another night of strong storms.
LIVE RADAR // LATEST WEATHER ALERTS // HOUR BY HOUR
A Flood Watch is in effect Wednesday-Sunday.
The main area of concern is late Wednesday evening as a line of storms moves in generally from the west and pushing east after 10 p.m. This brings the threat for all severe weather hazards: strong wind around 60-75 mph, tornadoes, hail and heavy rain. There is potential for some storms to develop between sunset and 9 p.m., and if that happens, those storms could bring the highest tornado threat.
This system stalls out overhead and that then acts as a conveyor belt for rounds of heavy rain to come and go for the rest of the week. This leads to several inches of rain piling up and creating flooding concerns. By Thursday morning, 2-3 inches of rain will have fallen in some communities, which leads to a flash flooding potential.
Totals will be around 5-8+ inches. The heaviest rain bands could also come overnight, which brings an extra layer of concern. If you live in a flood-prone area, pay extra attention to flood alerts. If your basement typically floods, this will be another week of checking on the sump pump. Areas roads could be covered in standing water. Widespread flooding issues will be likely for the Ohio Valley. We gradually dry out Sunday evening and Monday.
