Flash flooding possible after multiple rounds of rain

Rain, rain, go away!

At first, we welcomed the rain as relief for our dry grass, but now many are ready for it to go. Bad news: We’re not quite done seeing showers. We’ll have several rounds of rain moving through today. First is this morning, where we’ll see widespread showers across the Bluegrass with opportunities for torrential downpours. Then, throughout the afternoon and evening, scattered thunderstorms will bring us even more rainfall. Finally, tonight a cold front will move through and will bring heavy rains along with it into tomorrow morning.

Severe storm potential

Confidence is very low that we will see severe storms. There is a small chance some storms strengthen, with a level 1 severe storm risk to the SW. If they do, the main threat would be gusty winds. The threat of hail or a spin-up tornado is going to be extremely low for today. However, another impact we may face is the risk of flash flooding. We’ve already seen 1-2″ rainfall over the past 48 hours for most of the Bluegrass. With saturated grounds and lots of rainfall today, we may see ponding in roads and low-lying areas, as well as rivers and creeks rising. We are at a Level 2 out of 4 flood risk for today.

Dry weather ahead

We will see things drying up as we head into Thursday afternoon. Friday, we may see a bit of isolated sprinkles, but we should be dry by the afternoon. This leads us into a dry weekend where temperatures will be able to warm back to the low-80s.