Severe storms Monday night and Tuesday afternoon
A TORNADO WATCH is in effect until 3am Tuesday for parts of SE Missouri and southern Illinois. A few tornadoes are possible through tonight. Stay tuned to Fox23 for the latest.
Through tonight, most of SE Missouri is in an ENHANCED risk for severe storms. Southern Illinois is in a SLIGHT risk for severe weather. Parts of western Kentucky are in a MARGINAL risk. Strong and severe storms will develop out west and move east through the evening and overnight hours. Strong winds, large hail and a few tornadoes are all concerns through tonight. Timeframe for storms looks to be 11pm Monday- 6am Tuesday.
Highest tornado potential remains out west, but isolated tornadoes are possible tonight, especially in southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois
Large hail up to 1.50″+ is possible with these storms. The best potential for large hail will be west of a line from Mount Vernon Illinois to Cape Girardeau Missouri to Bloomfield Missouri.
Strong winds will be the better concern. Winds up to 80+ mph could be associated with the storms that move through tonight. The highest potential for damaging winds will be in the Ozark
Foothills of southeast Missouri.
StormCast shows strong and severe storms moving in late this evening around 11pm. Timeframe for storms looks to be 11pm Monday- 6am Tuesday.
Tuesday morning, temperatures will be quite warm, in the upper 60s for all of us.
Tuesday, temperatures will warm up into the lower 80s, with a gusty south wind 15-20 mph.
South winds will be gusting to about 20-25+ mph throughout your Tuesday.
Tuesday afternoon, an ENHANCED risk for severe weather is in place for parts of Kentucky and Tennessee. A SLIGHT risk is in place for the rest of the KBSI viewing area. Strong and severe storms look to develop out west and move east through the early afternoon. Strong winds, large hail and a few tornadoes are all concerns through Tuesday afternoon and evening.
A few tornadoes are possible. The highest tornado potential will be across southern portions of west Kentucky, but isolated tornadoes will be possible across the entire area.
Large hail up to tennis balls or greater will be possible.
Winds up to 80+ mph will be likely with these storms Tuesday afternoon and evening. The highest chances for damaging winds will be across west Kentucky, especially if the storms form a line in the late afternoon and evening. However, strong winds will be possible with any storm across the entire area.
Rainfall totals through Tuesday night range from 1.00″- 1.50″+. Flooding will be prone through Tuesday evening.
Tuesday evening, strong and severe storms will move through parts of western Kentucky and northern Tennessee. Main concerns will be tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail. A few scattered to isolated storms in parts of SE Missouri and southern Illinois. Wednesday night, a chance for some storms in SE Missouri and northern Tennessee. Storm chances continue going into the weekend.
Meteorologist Houston Hall
