Severe weather possible in Louisville amid gusty winds, rain showers
National Weather Service forecasters are monitoring the potential for severe weather in the Louisville area overnight on Dec. 28, with the main threat being strong wind gusts over 40 mph.
The gusty winds are expected to come from a “thin line of rain showers,” which could arrive in Louisville between 9 p.m. and midnight. Temperatures will begin to drop, from about 72 degrees at 6 p.m. to about 33 degrees at 6 a.m. on Dec. 29, according to a chart provided by the National Weather Service in Louisville.
Due to high winds, Louisville is at marginal risk of severe weather, the lowest of the National Weather Service’s five categories. Jasper, Indiana, as well as northern Orange and Washington counties, Indiana, are under a slight risk of severe weather, the second highest category. Storms could arrive in southern Indiana between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., according to NWS Louisville.
The cities of Lexington, Frankfort and Bowling Green, Kentucky, are not at severe weather risk, but gusty winds and rain showers are expected to arrive overnight.
Louisville, along with parts of central Kentucky and southern Indiana, will be under a wind advisory from December 28 at 6 p.m. to December 29 at 7 a.m.
“Gusts of wind will blow around unsecured objects,” weather service officials wrote in an update regarding the wind advisory. “Tree branches could be destroyed by the wind and some power outages could result.”
Localized damaging winds of 60 mph or higher are also possible in Louisville overnight on Dec. 28, according to the weather service. The strongest winds are expected to occur between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. on December 29.
“Record warm temperatures” ranging from the mid to 70s will develop in Louisville during the afternoon of Dec. 28, National Weather Service officials said. After temperatures drop overnight, the December 29 high will be in the 30s. The coldest wind chills will be in the teens on December 29 and in the single digits on December 30.
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This article originally appeared in the Louisville Courier Journal: The severe weather forecast for Louisville includes strong winds and rain showers.
