Strong Storms Possible Wednesday(1/18/23)

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There is a chance for thunderstorms and locally heavy rain Wednesday afternoon and evening. Localized flooding is possible. There is also a risk for severe thunderstorms with the main threats being damaging wind gusts, small hail and a very isolated threat of a tornado. The greatest risk is focused in southeast Missouri and western Kentucky.

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This shows the possible thunderstorms for tomorrow evening. The light purple represents light to moderate thunderstorms. Dark purple possible isolated strong to severe storms.

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The level 1 Marginal Threat Area has been expanded to just west of I-75. 

Isolated strong to severe storms possible late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.  Possible threats include:  Damaging winds  Locally heavy rainfall  Isolated tornadoes  Outside of showers/storms, winds could gust as high as 45mph Thursday (early morning and afternoon).

 

There is also a flash flood threat.

Isolated river and flash flood potential 1 inch rainfall expected over most of the region  Localized areas of training storms could see rainfall totals closer to +2 inches.

 

 

 

 

 

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I neglected to mention that all of western Kentucky is now under a level 2 Slight Risk Area.