Issued July 21, 2026

Severe storms continue moving south from Kentucky.

The radar is lighting up in southern Kentucky, as our line continues pushing southward. There have been several tornado warnings but, as expected, many of them are losing their rotation as they near the TN/KY border. Still, these storms are packing a punch. It was believed that there would be more a line to track but storms remain more scattered. That enhanced the tornado potential in Kentucky (though there still haven’t been too many damage reports that I’ve seen). We’ll continue to track these storms as they move southward. You folks closer to the TN/KY border should be seeing these within the hour, as they track south at 35 mph. These storms do contain LOTS of lightning and torrential downpours of rain. I wouldn’t want to be on the road and encounter one of these storms.

As we get on into the evening, we may see more a flood threat develop, which is much more typical with summer fronts (as opposed to a tornado threat). My thinking hasn’t changed throughout the day, with a risk for severe storms this evening, with straight-line winds and flooding being the main severe weather threats.

I’ll issue special updates, as needed! You all take care.

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Issued July 21, 2026 at 5:12 pm

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a SEVERE T-STORM WATCH for the Cumberland Plateau until midnight. I’ll keep a very close eye on things and issue additional special updates, as needed.

The highlighted counties on the map below are included in this severe t-storm watch. You can also see the warnings in Kentucky associated with the line of storms.

The threats remain the same, as seen below. Damaging straight-line winds remain the main threat, followed immediately by flash flooding. The tornado threat is low but not zero. A brief spin-up cannot be ruled out.

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Issued July 21, 2026 at 2:15 pm

We’ll be weather-aware this evening as a line of strong to severe storms approaches. Severe t-storm watches have now been issued for Kentucky. Those will likely be exanded southward this evening to include the plateau.

A severe t-storm watch has been issued for Kentucky until 9:00 pm this evening. A line of strong to severe t-storms is currently developing across northern Kentucky and southern Indiana. That line will continue to grow this afternoon as it moves south toward the plateau. The forecast remains on track, with the plateau being approached by this line by 6:00 and threatening much of the area between 6:00 and midnight. We’ll need to be weather aware during that timeframe and I’ll give the all-clear once the threat has passed.

That line of rapidly developing t-storms can be seen on the radar image below from WeatherTAP. They have quickly blossomed in this afternoon heat and humidity and they will likely still be packing a punch as they move south toward the plateau this evening.

I made a couple of minor changes to this hourly graphic below. It remains on track from this morning’s update!

The two graphics below are unchanged from this morning.

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Today is Tuesday, July 21, 2026

We have multiple advisories and alerts in place, including a heat advisory through 8:00 pm, a flash flood watch for this evening and tonight, and additional severe storm watches will likely come this evening. Please stay tuned.

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The radar model below begins at 7:00 pm and ends at 3:00 a.m., moving in one-hour increments. This is a model, so timing can be off by an hour or two. Still, this provides a good visual for what I think the radar will look like later this evening with this strong line of storms coming through.

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MM says…It’s a weather alert day, for sure! The main threat will be a line of severe storms coming this evening. Lower humidity will make for a fantastic Thursday!

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MM’s Weather Worries

Please stay tuned for updates concerning these threats.

MM’s Wx Analysis

Tropical Storm Bertha could bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast through Wednesday, where a Tropical Storm Watch and Storm Surge Watch is in effect. Numerous severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are expected from the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Bertha will make landfall in Lousiana Wednesday night and then continue tracking west. The storm will have no impact on our weather here on the plateau.

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