Storms arrive late tonight and Saturday afternoon
Chief meteorologist Jay Cardosi has the latest on the storm chances
EVENING. NOW YOUR WLKY WEATHER WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JAY CARDOSI. YEAH, THAT’S THE SAME SYSTEM THAT’S FUELING THE BIG STORMS. NOW IMMEDIATELY WEST OF OUR REGION, WE GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. LET’S START OFF WITH THE NICE WEATHER AND IT IS NICE OUT THERE WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 75 DEGREES HUMIDITY, 37% OF SOUTH WIND 16. I THINK IT’S GOING TO STAY QUIET FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. STILL HAVE A CLEAN SWEEP ON THE RADAR EVERYWHERE IN THE VIEWING AREA. THIS TREND WILL LIKELY HOLD THROUGH TWO, MAYBE EVEN 3 A.M. AFTER THAT, ALL BETS ARE OFF AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING. LOTS OF SEVERE WEATHER ONGOING FROM ILLINOIS DOWN INTO MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS. TORNADO WATCHES ALONG THIS LINE FLASHING. THOSE ARE THE WARNINGS. AND THE RED OR THE PINKS ARE TORNADO WARNINGS. THE PINKS BEING TORNADOES. ACTUALLY SPOTTED AND ON THE GROUND. AND WE’VE HAD A COUPLE OF TORNADO EMERGENCIES AS WELL. FOR THOSE POWERFUL WEDGE TYPE TORNADOES, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. NOW, THIS LINE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ITS WAY OFF TO THE EAST. BUT THE DEEPER WE GET INTO THE NIGHT, IT WILL LIKELY WEAKEN SOME. BY THE TIME IT REACHES OUR AREA. SOME GREAT NEWS THERE, BUT YOU CAN SEE HERE WE ARE 3 A.M. GETTING CLOSE TO THE WABASH, JUST WEST OF INDY, BACK INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF KENTUCKY. STILL EXPECTING SEVERE WEATHER AS IT APPROACHES INTERSTATE 65 AGAIN. STILL SOME STRONG, IF NOT SEVERE CELLS. A POSSIBILITY IN SCATTERED LOCATIONS. BUT I DO THINK THE THE INTENSITY OF THE LINE WILL BE COMING DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT. SO THE BOTTOM LINE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARRIVE AFTER 4 A.M. A FEW CELLS COULD BE SEVERE STILL, EVEN IN OUR VIEWING AREA. SO DON’T PUT DOWN YOUR GUARD. KEEP IT TUNED HERE TO WLKY WLKY.COM WE GOT YOU COVERED. SCATTERED STRONG WINDS, MAYBE AN ISOLATED SPIN UP CANNOT BE RULED OUT. AND THE GREATEST THREAT FOR THAT LOOKS TO BE IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE I-65 CORRIDOR. THAT’S ROUND NUMBER ONE. WE GET A LITTLE BREAK IN THE ACTION DURING THE MORNING HOURS OF TOMORROW UP UNTIL ABOUT MIDDAY, AND THEN HERE COMES ROUND NUMBER TWO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ROLL ACROSS THE REGION. REALLY FROM TIME TO TIME. COULD SEE MULTIPLE ROUNDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW NIGHT PRODUCING SOME HEAVY RAINFALL. AND YES, THERE IS A THREAT THAT A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. WE HAVE A SLIGHT RISK TOMORROW ACROSS ALL OF THE VIEWING AREA. ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5, THIS IS A TWO. RIGHT NOW, A POSSIBILITY OF SOME GUSTY WINDS, MAYBE SOME HAIL. BUT THE BIGGER THREAT LOOKS TO BE SOUTH OF US. A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. A RARE HIGH RISK HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA, INCLUDING BIRMINGHAM, ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5, THIS IS A FIVE OUT OF FIVE. AND THAT SIMPLY MEANS SOME DANGEROUS TORNADOES COULD BE OCCURRING IN THE DEEP SOUTH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. FOR US AGAIN TOMORROW LATE DAY TOMORROW NIGHT. LOCALLY, HEAVY RAINFALL IS A POSSIBILITY. SEVERAL INCHES COULD BE COMING DOWN. HERE’S THE FORECAST IN DETAIL. BREEZY, WARM STORMS WILL BE ARRIVING VERY LATE TONIGHT AFTER FOUR IN THE MORNING, 63 ON THAT LOW. ONCE AGAIN, A COUPLE OF THOSE COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE. WE’LL BE HERE KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE. SO AFTER EARLY TOMORROW MORNING A LITTLE BREAK AND THEN HERE COMES MORE STORMY WEATHER FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONCE WE GET BEYOND TOMORROW NIGHT. RICK, THIS ENTIRE MESS IS OUT OF HERE. WE COOL OFF, WE DRY IT OUT. 55 SUNDAY. BEAUTIFUL ON SAINT PATRICK’S DAY AND 70S RETURN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. QUIET RIGHT NOW. I THINK IT’S GOING TO STAY QUIET THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, BUT AFTER FOUR IN THE MORNING, THAT’S WHEN THINGS COULD GET A LITTLE BIT BUMPY.
Storms arrive late tonight and Saturday afternoon
Chief meteorologist Jay Cardosi has the latest on the storm chances
Updated: 11:55 PM EDT Mar 14, 2025
Chief meteorologist Jay Cardosi has the latest on the storm chances
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Chief meteorologist Jay Cardosi has the latest on the storm chances
