Extended Period of Severe

Weather Potential

Updated 5/3/2021 2:00 PM EDT

National Weather Service | Louisville, KY www.weather.gov/lmk

Photo: Kat Lafoe, New Albany, Indiana

SLIGHT MARGINAL

Severe Storms Possible Tonight - Tue

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Severe Weather OutlookTonight – Tuesday Morning

Severe Weather OutlookTuesday Afternoon & Evening

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Strong to severe storms are possible late tonight into Tuesday morning and then again Tuesday afternoon and evening

The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. Cannot rule out localized flash flooding and a brief, isolated tornado

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Severe Weather Timing

Tuesday Mid Morning to Early Afternoon

• Decaying line of storms suggested by a few models

• Perhaps our quiet period??

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Timing Confidence

Tuesday Mid Afternoon to Overnight

• Question mark in recovery timing

• Expect new storms to develop, but timing key

• Initial activity hail, tornado, damaging wind threats

• As storms organize and evolve, transition to damaging wind, hail and flash flood threat

Rest of This Afternoon and

Evening

• Very isolated storms

• High impact

• Low probability

• Eyes will be on southern KY later this evening

• Watching how storms evolve over MO

Overnight to Tuesday Mid

Morning

• Could see new development over central KY

• Hail and Damaging Wind Gusts

• Flash flood and tornado smaller threat

National Weather Service | Louisville, KY www.weather.gov/lmk

Preparation Material

Reminders

• Nighttime severe

weather more

dangerous!

• It’s been awhile

since we’ve had

widespread severe

weather

• Have multiple ways

to receive warnings