Good afternoon everyone. Thunderstorms are kicking it up a notch this afternoon and producing large hail and damaging winds. These storms are moving from the southeast to the north and northwest around an upper level low.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH is now out for much of the area until 10pm. This does include the Lexington metro. Here’s a look at the watch outline and the latest warnings:

Your radars…

I will send out updates and warnings via twitter: Kentuckyweather or follow along in the twitter feed on the right side of the blog. I will also have updates on my Chris Bailey WKYT Facebook page.