Southern Indiana Storms Slam Central Kentucky with Imminent Severe Winds — SevereWX

A band of thunderstorms packing a history of damaging winds is barreling southward from far southern Indiana into the heart of central and eastern Kentucky this evening.

Latest from the Storm Prediction Center's Mesoscale Discussion #1774 highlights the growing severe risk as these storms approach a highly unstable atmosphere (2000-4000 J/kg MLCAPE) laced with 40+ knots of shear. Expect the primary hazard to be straight-line wind gusts peaking at 55-70 mph, capable of snapping tree limbs, downing power lines, and causing scattered power outages.

With several hours of daylight heating remaining, forecasters anticipate intensification, prompting an 80% chance of a Severe Thunderstorm Watch issuance within the hour covering portions of far southern Indiana, central, and eastern Kentucky. The watch would be valid through around 10 PM EDT.

Storms from southwestern Ohio are also feeding into this setup, enhancing the downstream threat across Kentucky's populated regions. While embedded cells could briefly pulse stronger, wind remains the dominant concern—no widespread hail or tornado risks noted.

Stay prepared: Monitor radar closely via local NWS offices (LMK, JKL, RLX), secure outdoor items, avoid travel under mature storm cores, and have multiple alert sources ready like NOAA Weather Radio or apps. Act early if winds ramp up.

Check SPC's graphic for the latest lat/lon blocks and updates at spc.noaa.gov.

(MD valid 2322Z-0045Z July 27, 2026)