Tornado watch issued for Louisville, strong storms expected
Windy weather with warm temperatures early, strong storms possible tonight
Updated: 8:33 PM EDT Mar 19, 2025
TABLE. NOW YOUR WLKY WEATHER WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JAY CARDOSI. OKAY. A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. LET’S GET RIGHT TO IT. IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE A RATHER BUSY EVENING ACROSS THE REGION, AS WE HAVE A SEVERE ALERT THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT UP UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL SWEEP IN FROM THE WEST A BIT LATER ON. TIMING 7 TO 8:00 IN OUR WESTERN COMMUNITIES, RIGHT AROUND 10:00 OR SO FOR THE METRO, AND THEN A LITTLE LATER OFF TO THE EAST. AND I WILL SAY THIS, THE FARTHER EAST YOU GO FROM THE METRO, THOSE CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE DROPPING OFF. WE’LL BE LOSING THE INSTABILITY. BUT FROM THE METRO AND POINTS OFF TO THE WEST. YEAH, A COUPLE OF STRONG TO SEVERE CELLS CERTAINLY CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THREATS, DAMAGING WINDS, HAIL AND EVEN THAT POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO SPIN UP. THERE’S THE TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WESTERN ONE HALF OF THE VIEWING AREA PRIMARILY. SO AGAIN, WE’LL BE WATCHING FOR THE CHANCES FOR AT LEAST SOME SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. NOTHING AROUND THE METRO RIGHT NOW. A COUPLE OF SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY, BACK INTO DUBOIS COUNTY. BUT THESE ARE NOT SEVERE. THE SEVERE WEATHER IS ACTUALLY FARTHER OFF TO THE WEST HERE IN ILLINOIS, AND IN PARTICULAR EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS, WHERE WE’VE HAD A TORNADO ON THE GROUND OVER THE PAST 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO THE SOUTH OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. THAT’S LOCATED ABOUT RIGHT THERE. THAT STORM IS RACING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST, BUT THE SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES BEING KICKED OFF BY THIS VERY ENERGETIC STORM SYSTEM THAT HAS A TON OF WIND ENERGY. OKAY, SEE THAT PINK TORNADO WARNING? THAT MEANS THE TORNADO HAS BEEN ON THE GROUND SWEEPING ITS WAY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. THAT WILL STAY WELL NORTH OF US. BUT AS THE FRONT PUSHES IN, I THINK ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING SOUTHWARD ON THE FRONT. AND THE FUTURECAST IS SHOWING THAT. WATCH WHAT HAPPENS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE EVENING. ABOUT 8:00 TONIGHT. NOTICE AS THE FRONT SWEEPS IN FROM ILLINOIS, WE’LL SEE A PRETTY GOOD BAND OF STORMS MOVING INTO OUR WESTERN COMMUNITIES, APPROACHING THE METRO. THE I 65 CORRIDOR RIGHT AROUND 10:00. IT’S AT THIS TIME, A FEW OF THEM COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE. WILL BE HERE KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE? NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. ON AIR RIGHT HERE WLKY ONLINE WLKY.COM AFTER MIDNIGHT, ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH, THE SEVERE THREAT IS DONE. RAIN CHANCES WILL END WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. SO THERE’S YOUR SEVERE ALERT WEATHER FROM ABOUT 8:00 TO THE WEST. 10:00 IN TOWN MIDNIGHT. AS YOU MOVE OFF TO THE EAST, AND THEN AFTER MIDNIGHT, WE’LL COOL THINGS BACK INTO THE 40S. EVEN THE UPPER 30S IN SOME SPOTS. BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING IN TOWN RIGHT NOW, IT’S CLOUDY, IT’S DRY, IT’S WINDY AND IT’S WARM 70 DEGREES. THE HUMIDITY ABOUT 50%. A SOUTH WIND AT 25MPH, BUT GUSTING HIGHER THAN THAT. ALL RIGHT. TOMORROW, FIRST DAY OF SPRING. NOT GOING TO FEEL LIKE IT. WE’RE GOING TO WAKE UP TO UPPER 30S AND LOW 40S. LOTS OF CLOUDS. MORE IMPACT WEATHER TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MORNING WITH DRIZZLE, LIGHT RAIN, LATE DAY CLEARING. BUT FOLKS, IT’S GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE CHILLY DAYS WITH A PRETTY GUSTY WEST NORTHWESTERLY BREEZE. HIGHS JUST IN THE 40S. WOW ACROSS THE AREA. SO HERE’S YOUR FORECAST FOR THIS EVENING. SEVERE ALERT IN EFFECT. BREEZY. MILD SHOWERS AND STORMS ARRIVING A BIT LATER ON THIS EVENING AS WE’LL BE IN THE 60S. LOOKING THROUGH TOMORROW. MORE IMPACT WEATHER, A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE THROUGH THE MORNING. OTHERWISE JUST KIND OF BLUSTERY AND CHILLY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 40S. AND THEN VICKIE, RICK, AS WE MOVE ON INTO FRIDAY, WRAP UP THE WORKWEEK MUCH, MUCH BETTER. UPPER 50S KIND OF COOL, BUT NICE. SATURDAY IS THE PICK OF THE WEEKEND. STILL, WE’RE CLOSE TO 60. LOTS OF SUNSHINE BECAUSE RAIN MOVES BACK IN ON SUNDAY NEXT WEEK. NO BIG WARM UPS. IT’S JUST KIND OF SEASONABLE WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S. COULD BE A LOT WORSE. BUT YEAH, HIGHS IN THE 50S. SO GUYS WE’LL WATCH TONIGHT REALLY CLOSELY. AND IF NEED BE WE’LL BE CUTTING IN AND LETTING YOU KNO
Tornado watch issued for Louisville, strong storms expected
Windy weather with warm temperatures early, strong storms possible tonight
Updated: 8:33 PM EDT Mar 19, 2025
LIVE UPDATES:Tornado warning issued for Jackson County, Indiana until 8:45 p.m.A tornado watch has been issued for a large part of the WLKY viewing area until 12 a.m. EDT Thursday. In addition, a severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for our far north and northeastern communities until 1 a.m. EDTThe tornado watch does include the Louisville metro area.INTERACTIVE RADAR| ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTSDownload the WLKY app for up-to-date weather alerts Wednesday evening a developing storm system will approach our area from the west, racing through the Ohio Valley with showers and storms.Our northwestern communities will be under the “slight” risk category which is level 2 out of 5. The Louisville area is under the “marginal” risk category which is the lowest level.Strong, damaging winds and perhaps a brief spin-up tornado may be able to develop along the line of storms this evening from about 7 p.m. to midnight.Here is a look at the timing:This will set the stage for sharply colder air to move in, dropping temps into the 40s for the first day of Spring with some lingering drizzle/flurries possible.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —LIVE UPDATES:
- Tornado warning issued for Jackson County, Indiana until 8:45 p.m.
A tornado watch has been issued for a large part of the WLKY viewing area until 12 a.m. EDT Thursday. In addition, a severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for our far north and northeastern communities until 1 a.m. EDT
The tornado watch does include the Louisville metro area.
INTERACTIVE RADAR| ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS
Download the WLKY app for up-to-date weather alerts
Wednesday evening a developing storm system will approach our area from the west, racing through the Ohio Valley with showers and storms.
Our northwestern communities will be under the “slight” risk category which is level 2 out of 5. The Louisville area is under the “marginal” risk category which is the lowest level.
Strong, damaging winds and perhaps a brief spin-up tornado may be able to develop along the line of storms this evening from about 7 p.m. to midnight.
Here is a look at the timing:
This will set the stage for sharply colder air to move in, dropping temps into the 40s for the first day of Spring with some lingering drizzle/flurries possible.
