Multiple tornado warnings are in effect across Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky through the early morning hours, after radar detected rotation in several storms and a confirmed tornado was reported over Rising Sun, Indiana. A tornado watch remains active until 5 a.m
By 12:24 a.m. Thursday, the warning map across the Tri-State had already turned urgent.
A confirmed tornado was located over Rising Sun, Indiana at approximately 12:24 a.m. Thursday. It came after earlier tornado warnings for parts of Ohio had expired—Warren County. Ohio at 12:30 a.m. and Boone. Kenton. Gallatin. Ohio. Switzerland and Dearborn Counties shortly before 1 a.m.—while the rest of the region stayed trapped under a fresh wave of storm alerts.
A Tornado Warning is now in effect until 1:30 a.m. for Ohio’s Hamilton County and Butler County, and for Indiana’s Franklin County and Dearborn County. At 1:12 a.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Brookville and was moving east at 50 mph.
Farther south, another Tornado Warning is in effect until 1:45 a.m. for Ohio. At 12:58 a.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Alexandria and was moving east at 45 mph. Radar detected rotation in that storm.
At the same time, radar also detected rotation near Taylor Mill, moving east at 45 mph. That warning is in effect until 1:15 a.m. for the following counties in Kentucky: Campbell County and Kenton County.
If you’re in a warning area, take cover now.
The guidance is clear and immediate: move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building, avoid windows, and if you’re outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Even as the tornado warnings roll through different counties on different clocks, the flood threat is already moving under the surface. A flash flood warning is in effect until 4 a.m. for Ohio’s Boone County, Campbell County, and Kenton County, and for Indiana’s counties in the same warning area.
At 1 a.m., radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen, and additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. Flash flooding was ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
A tornado watch remains in effect for the Tri-State until 5 a.m. stretching across multiple counties in Ohio. Kentucky and Indiana. In Ohio, the watch includes Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, and Warren. In Kentucky, it includes Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Mason, Owen, and Pendleton. In Indiana, it includes Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, and Union.
Through 5 a.m., the main threats are damaging wind gusts, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. Storms are expected to weaken as they move farther east, especially east of Interstate 75, but they could still stay strong to severe even after the overnight hours.
Storms should arrive as a broken line—meaning some communities may see very little activity while others could take multiple rounds. Where storms repeatedly move over the same areas, heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding remain possible.
The sky won’t stay unsettled all night. Rain is expected to move out before sunrise on Thursday. Thursday turns partly cloudy to mostly sunny with temperatures climbing back into the low 80s. The day is forecast to be dry with a breezy west wind at 15 mph.
Thursday night is expected to clear up with a low near 59.
The storm risk doesn’t end right away. though—nighttime heating fades after sunset. but enough lift and wind energy can still support severe weather. The latest expectation keeps much of the area under an enhanced risk across southeast Indiana. with a slight risk for severe weather for the rest of the region.
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