Severe Storms Possible Week of Sept 23 in Indiana & Kentucky

This past spring was so rainy that I started to wonder if I’d ever see the sun again. But then, around early August, everything flipped, and we found ourselves in drought conditions. According to the US Drought Monitor, "Rainfall departures since August 1 have been nearly 4 inches below average in parts of southern Indiana and around 2-3 inches across central Kentucky." It gets a bit wild during an El Niño or La Niña year! Thankfully, Mother Nature is planning to catch up this week with some good rain. Of course, with that rain comes the risk of severe weather because, well, we live in the Ohio River Valley.

According to the National Weather Service:

A good chance of thunderstorms is forecast throughout the region today and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall and lightning will be the primary concerns, but a few strong to severe storms with damaging winds cannot be ruled out this afternoon into the early
evening.

Tuesday through Sunday

The chance for thunderstorms will come to an end from west to east across the region Tuesday. Locally heavy rainfall and lightning will be the primary concerns, but a few strong to severe storms with damaging winds cannot be completely ruled out over west Kentucky and southwest Indiana in the afternoon.

A chance of thunderstorms returns to the forecast late Wednesday night and continues through Friday evening. Locally heavy rainfall and lightning will be the primary concerns.

Detailed Forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 69. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.