Storms rip through Louisville region, splitting trees and stripping buildings

Storms rip through Louisville region, splitting trees and stripping buildings

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Another round of powerful storms moved in Wednesday night, it’s likely one or more tornadoes formed.

Look at some of the damage in the player above.

The entire WLKY viewing area was under a tornado watch until 2 a.m.

It is likely that a tornado touched down in the Jeffersontown area. Also, tens of thousands lost power in southern Indiana

Most of the viewing area was under the “Moderate Risk” category for severe weather, which is a level 4 out of 5.

A storm system swept into the region late Wednesday, bringing with it strong winds and severe thunderstorms. The storms took place overnight into the early morning.

While much of our area was under the “Moderate Risk” category for Wednesday night, western Kentucky was under the rare “High Risk” category — the highest of them all.

Areas to the east of I-65 were under the “Enhanced Risk” which is level 3 out of 5.

Storms rip through Louisville region, splitting trees and stripping buildings

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Another round of powerful storms moved in Wednesday night, it’s likely one or more tornadoes formed.

Look at some of the damage in the player above.

The entire WLKY viewing area was under a tornado watch until 2 a.m.

It is likely that a tornado touched down in the Jeffersontown area. Also, tens of thousands lost power in southern Indiana

Most of the viewing area was under the “Moderate Risk” category for severe weather, which is a level 4 out of 5.

A storm system swept into the region late Wednesday, bringing with it strong winds and severe thunderstorms. The storms took place overnight into the early morning

While much of our area was under the “Moderate Risk” category for Wednesday night, western Kentucky was under the rare “High Risk” category — the highest of them all.

Areas to the east of I-65 were under the “Enhanced Risk” which is level 3 out of 5.