Severe potential Tuesday night into Wednesday morning

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT: Storms are likely Tuesday night into very early Wednesday morning. All forms of severe weather are possible.
Severe weather alerts can be found here: ALERTS
Up to the minute radar can be found here: RADAR
Live views from cameras across our viewing area can be found here: CAMERAS

ABOVE: There is an Enhanced Risk (level 3 of 5) in place from Cape Girardeau east towards Paducah and Carbondale.
A Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) is in place for the rest of our area.

Above is what our StormCast has for the timing of the storms. Below is what is possible with those storms.

ABOVE: There is a 2% chance (in green) for a tornado tonight for much of SE Missouri, but that chance increases greatly just to the east.
From Cape Girardeau east, there is a 5-10% chance for a tornado. Also, those black lines that are up and down in the yellow 10% chance is a “hatched” area.
In this hatched area, there is a 10% or greater probability of EF2 – EF5 tornadoes within 25 miles of a point.

ABOVE: There is a 15% chance for large hail for the entire KBSI viewing area.
For those that are near the black “hatched” lines, there is a 10% or greater probability of two inch diameter hail or larger within 25 miles of a point.

ABOVE: There is a 15-30% chance for severe winds in the yellow and red shaded area.
For those that are near the black “hatched” lines, there is a10% or greater probability of wind gusts 75 mph or greater within 25 miles of a point.

Storm Alert Team Chief Meteorologist
Rusty Dawkins