Sunday morning showers cleared early, giving a glimpse of sunshine across the Commonwealth. Although this will be short-lived, as Kentucky prepares to face another round of severe weather later on Sunday.

What You Need To Know

  • The major risks will be damaging winds and hail

  • The threat of a tornado is low, but not zero

  • Heavy rain and localized flash flooding are possible

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) blanketed Kentucky under an enhanced risk (level 3 out of 5) for severe weather again through this evening. Strong storms could produce damaging winds, hail, and potentially enough rainfall to lead to localized flooding.

The risk for any tornado development is very low, but is still a consideration.

As the morning showers moved through and out of the area, clear skies will allow for temperatures to warm rather quickly. This creates more instability in the atmosphere- which, along with the significant moisture, will help fuel this next batch of strong storms.

Recent runs of computer models show that the timing sets the storms to arrive on the western edge of Kentucky around 4:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. ET).

These will potentially be stronger near Southern Illinois, Southwest Indiana and Western Kentucky.

They will move to the east and should be out of the Bluegrass after midnight.

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