We’re keeping a very close eye on a growing threat for strong to severe thunderstorms rolling through Kentucky in the coming days.

We'll see several rounds of showers and storms over the next 48 hours, some of which will turn severe producing damaging wind gusts, large hail and isolated tornadoes.

The SPC warns of a widespread severe weather outbreak across the Midwest and Great Lakes today. Tornadoes and giant hail possible.

Chief Meteorologist Chris Vickers breaks down when the severe weather risk will be, how it will impact your plans and what you need to do to prepare.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected for parts of the area Friday afternoon and evening. We've issued a Weather Impact Alert Day.

WEATHER HAT AGAIN FOR THE WEEKEND, BECAUSE WE HAVE A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS COMING IN SUNDAY NIGHT. THAT MAY BE A LITTLE ROUGH WHEN THEY COME THROUGH, BUT A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER NEXT WEEK. THIS MORNING WE’RE JUST WAITING FOR THIS HUMIDITY TO SCOUR OUT AND IT WILL.

Smoke and fog spreads around the Northland this morning, but by the afternoon the region will be seeing severe and strong storms.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY – Winnebago, Found du Lac, Sheboygan and Manitowoc counties could be impacted by damaging winds, large hail and possible tornados from as early as Thursday afternoon as the area braces for severe thunderstorms, starting around 4 p.m.

Central Indiana faces the threat of severe thunderstorms with potential for damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes, as per the National Weather Service.

The Storm Prediction Center has now put more of Siouxland under the Slight chance of severe weather tonight and into Thursday morning. The main two severe weather threats will be large hail and strong winds. A low chance for tornadoes and flooding.

Storms are expected to fire up around 3 to 5 p.m. just off to our west. More storms are anticipated to develop along a broken line as they move through southeastern Wisconsin between 5 and 8 p.m. All types of severe weather are possible, including very large hail and the risk for a few tornadoes.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop late this evening, May 15, into early Friday morning. These storms that will develop could be strong to severe.