Overview
- The Storm Prediction Center upgraded most of the WLKY viewing area to an Enhanced risk (level 3 of 5) for Tuesday, signaling an elevated chance of numerous severe warnings.
- Forecast models and local meteorologists expect two primary waves of storms Tuesday: a strong line late morning into early afternoon and a second round late afternoon into evening when the cold front pushes through.
- The chief hazards are damaging gusts — locally up to about 60 mph — and heavy downpours that could produce flash flooding; large hail and brief, spin-up tornadoes are possible but less likely.
- Recent evening storms already produced roughly 60 mph gusts and reports of many downed trees and power lines in western Louisville, which may affect local vulnerability during Tuesday’s storms.
- Residents are urged to have multiple ways to receive warnings (phone alerts, NOAA weather radio, local media) and expect the storms to end overnight Tuesday with drier, cooler air and highs in the low–mid 80s through midweek.