Greater Cincinnati may be pelted with severs storms overnight as much of the Midwest is set to experience an abnormal mid-June system, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
Showers and thunderstorms will move into the region the evening of June 17 and continue through the early morning of June 18, the weather service said. The system could bring damaging winds, and large hail and a few tornadoes “cannot be ruled out.”
A flood watch has been issued for all of southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, and Hamilton, Butler and Clermont counties in Ohio as the storms could produce heavy downpours. The weather service advises against driving at night during flooding.
The main timeframe for severe threat is from 8 p.m. June 17 to 5 a.m. June 18, the weather service said. The showers and storms are expected to begin before 4 a.m. in the heart of Cincinnati, with possible rainfall amounts of half-inch to three quarters of inch.
In response to the weather, Duke Energy is preparing for damaging winds, the company said in an email. Its technicians and tree crews will be ready to respond.
Tornadoes are expected to pose a more significant threat in Indiana and Illinois as the line of storms moves from west to east.
Greater Cincinnati’s 7-day forecast
Wednesday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m., then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 2 and 5 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 a.m. Low around 70. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon
Friday night: Mostly clear with a low around 58.
Saturday: Sunny with a high near 84.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy with a low around 63.
Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers after 2 a.m. Low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 81. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82
Source: National Weather Service in Wilmington
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