Severe thunderstorms are making their way into the Tri-State late Friday night into early Saturday. The National Weather Service has said that strong storms and tornadoes are possible.
Here’s a quick recap of what forecasters said in advance of the storm system.
Check back here for updates as they become available.
3:24 a.m.: Power outages being reported
3:18 a.m.: Strong winds, hail reported in Evansville
The National Weather Service reported a wind gust of near 60 mph at 3:14 a.m. at Evansville Regional Airport, along with pea-sized hail.
3:14 a.m.: Severe thunderstorm warning for Dubois County, Indiana
3:01 a.m.: Tornado warning for Gibson, Pike and Warrick counties
2:50 a.m.: Severe thunderstorm warning for Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick counties
2:47 a.m.: Severe thunderstorm warning for Gibson, Pike counties in Indiana
2:36 a.m.: Severe thunderstorm warning for Union County, Kentucky and Posey County, Indiana
2:22 a.m.: Tornado warning for Posey, Vanderburgh and Gibson counties
2:15 a.m.: Severe thunderstorm warning for Knox County, Indiana
2:04 a.m.: Tornado watch in Evansville area extended to 4 a.m. CDT
1:54 a.m.: Tornado warning for White, Saline, Gallatin counties in Southeastern Illinois
1:50 a.m.: Severe thunderstorm warning for Lawrenceville, Sumner in Southern Illinois
1:39 a.m.: Storms starting to roll into Tri-State
11:06 p.m.: A timing update from WEHT’s Wayne Hart
Hart added that the storms likely would arrive in the Evansville and Henderson areas around 2-3 a.m. CDT.
9:15 p.m.: Tornado safety tips from the National Weather Service
8:52 p.m.: Reporting power outages in the Tri-State
With severe weather in the forecast, power outages could be common.
Depending on the service in your area, you can check the latest status of your power outage, how widespread the outage is, an estimated restoration time and more.
In the Evansville/Tri-State area, that means checking the outage maps for providers such as CenterPoint, Duke Energy and Kenergy.
Here are the services offered by the larger providers in the Tri-State, and links for each power outage map.
CenterPoint (formerly Vectren) power outage map
Customers with Centerpoint Energy can find their current power outages here.
Duke Energy power outage map
Duke Energy customers can find a map of power outages here. To report an electrical outage, click here or call 800-343-3525.
Duke’s map also has the ability to show outage histories and a current summary of known issues and how many customers are impacted.
Kenergy power outage map
Kenergy customers in Western Kentucky can find a map of power outages here. To report an electrical outage, call 800-844-4832.
8:30 p.m.: ‘Particularly dangerous situation’ tornado watch issued for Tri-State
The National Weather Service has iessued a tornado watch with a “particularly dangerous situation” qualifier attached to it.
The agency uses the language when it believes “long-lived and intense tornadoes are likely.”
The watch is in effect until 3 a.m. CDT. See map below for more details.
