Severe storms are done as the rain moves out overnight
The severe storms earlier Friday evening have weakened and the rain will finally move out overnight.
NOW YOUR WLKY WEATHER WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JAY CARDOSI. ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT THIS? TAKE A LOOK AT THE RAINFALL AS IT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST FIVE DAYS. OF COURSE, THIS GOES BACK TO LAST SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. BOY, THERE’S BEEN A LOT A LOT OF WATER COMING DOWN AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. WE REALLY NEEDED THIS WATER. MANY SPOTS HAD EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS ONGOING. BUT YOU CAN SEE THESE ORANGES AND REDS, MOST NOTABLY IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF INDIANA. THAT’S WHERE 3 TO 6IN OF RAIN HAS COME DOWN. A SOLID 2 TO 4. OUTSIDE OF THAT, YOU DROP SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER, MANY, MANY SPOTS AROUND JEFFERSON COUNTY, TWO TO 2.5IN OF RAIN AND A SOLID 1 TO 3. NOW, ACROSS A GOOD CHUNK OF THE COMMONWEALTH. AND WE’RE ADDING TO THIS AS WELL. PRETTY GOOD RAIN MAKER MOVING UP THROUGH THE REGION. AS YOU KNOW, ON THIS FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON, BECAUSE SOME OF THE GROUNDS ARE SATURATED NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THAT RAIN, ANY REAL HEAVY RAINFALL GOING FORWARD THE NEXT FEW HOURS COULD HAVE SOME RUNOFF ISSUES. AS A RESULT, A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS DOES CATCH THE METRO AND THAT GOES UNTIL 5:00 EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. BOTTOM LINE WATCH OUT FOR SOME PONDING ON THE ROADWAYS AND MAYBE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT LIVE. LOOK OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW, BOY, THE TOPS OF THE BUILDINGS OBSCURED FROM THE LOW CLOUDS AND THE RAIN THAT’S COMING DOWN AS THE IMPACT WEATHER CONTINUES. HOW ABOUT THE TRIMARK CAMERA NETWORK? I-64 NEAR THE SHELBY JEFFERSON COUNTY LINE. TRAFFIC MOVING SLOWLY FOR GOOD MEASURE AS THAT RAIN IS FALLING DECENTLY. SAME CAN BE SAID I-64 NEAR 22ND STREET, JUST WEST OF THE DOWNTOWN REGION. HERE’S THE LATEST RADAR. RAIN IS LIGHTNING UP A LITTLE BIT ON THE GENE SNYDER SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. BUT REALLY COMING DOWN FROM DOWNTOWN UP TO PROSPECT AND POINTS OFF TO THE NORTH, WE KIND OF PULL OUT, TAKE A LOOK AT EVERYTHING AROUND THE VIEWING AREA, PUT IT IN MOTION. YOU CAN SEE THESE ARE BANDS OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ROLLING UP FROM THE SOUTH. AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. AS FAR AS WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING MOVING FORWARD THE REST OF THE NIGHT, ALSO INTO TOMORROW, RAIN SHOWERS, SOME OF WHICH WILL BE HEAVY THIS EVENING, BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE A LITTLE BIT LATER ON TONIGHT. YOU CAN SEE ALL THIS MOISTURE LIFTING UP FROM THE SOUTH. SOME OF THIS RAIN HAS BEEN LOCALLY HEAVY FROM TIME TO TIME, ALL BEING KICKED OFF BY A STORM SYSTEM THAT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY PUSH ITS WAY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. SO THIS IS HOW IT’S GOING TO PLAY OUT. GOING FORWARD. ON THE FUTURECAST. NOTICE WE’VE GOT THE RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND A FEW SPOTS RIGHT NOW HEADING THROUGH 9:00 TONIGHT. SAME TREND. AND THEN AFTER THAT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT, MUCH OF THE ENERGY LIFTS OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. RAIN SHOWERS LIGHTEN UP CONSIDERABLY. COULD HAVE A FEW LEFTOVER SHOWERS TOMORROW MORNING. BUT THE GOOD NEWS AS WE MOVE TOWARDS MIDDAY AND YOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WE’RE DONE WITH THE RAIN, AT LEAST FOR THIS BATCH. A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE BREAKING THROUGH AND THOSE TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL BE NICE IN THE AFTERNOON. UPPER 70S WE’RE LOOKING AT 79 IN THE DOWNTOWN REGION. LET’S CHECK YOUR FORECAST. NO DOUBT IMPACT WEATHER THIS EVENING. SHOWERS, A FEW STORMS. WE’LL HAVE 60S AND 70S AS WE LOOK THROUGH TOMORROW ON THE 12 HOUR FORECAST. BEST CHANCE FOR A FEW WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS EARLY, THEN IMPROVEMENTS, SOME LATE DAY SUNSHINE, HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 79. VICKI. SUNDAY WE GET INTO ANOTHER BATCH OF IMPACT WEATHER, BUT NOT ALL DAY. THIS WILL BE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME. PRIOR TO THAT, WE’RE DRY AND 82 RIGHT NOW. MONDAY DOESN’T LOOK BAD AT ALL. LOTS OF DRY TIME. 82 DEGREES COULD BE AN ISOLATED LATE DAY SHOWER, SO A
Severe storms are done as the rain moves out overnight
The severe storms earlier Friday evening have weakened and the rain will finally move out overnight.
Updated: 10:59 PM EDT May 22, 2026
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The severe storms earlier Friday evening have weakened and the rain will finally move out overnight.However, the rain was quite heavy leading to several flood warnings and advisories as parts of the region saw 2-3 inches of rain, with some localized spots received 4-5 inches.We also have a flood watch issued for a large portion of the viewing area, including the Metro until early Saturday morning. LIVE WEATHER RADAR | WEATHER ALERTS Rain totals over the last seven days are approaching 10 inches in some spots. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. We might finally get some drier weather in here on Saturday but rain chances return Sunday and Monday.If you do plan to spend time outdoors it's very helpful to have the WLKY app on your phone so you can be alerted of any warnings in your area sent directly to your mobile device.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The severe storms earlier Friday evening have weakened and the rain will finally move out overnight.
However, the rain was quite heavy leading to several flood warnings and advisories as parts of the region saw 2-3 inches of rain, with some localized spots received 4-5 inches.
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Rainfall totals
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Flood warnings/advisories
We also have a flood watch issued for a large portion of the viewing area, including the Metro until early Saturday morning.
LIVE WEATHER RADAR | WEATHER ALERTS
Rain totals over the last seven days are approaching 10 inches in some spots.
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High rain totals
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
We might finally get some drier weather in here on Saturday but rain chances return Sunday and Monday.
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Weekend forecast
If you do plan to spend time outdoors it's very helpful to have the WLKY app on your phone so you can be alerted of any warnings in your area sent directly to your mobile device.