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Tornado watch until 9PM; storms tonight, then freeze Monday

A tornado watch has been issued until 9 PM for southern Illinois and western Kentucky. A strong cold front is approaching this afternoon and evening with an increased chance of severe storms for part of the region.. 

Wind gusts of 40+ mph are likely as the line of showers pushes east through the region between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m. tonight. Isolated damaging winds of 60+ mph will also be possible. 

The entire region is under a marginal (level 1 out of 5) risk for severe storms, but a slight risk (2 out of 5) has been added to southeastern Illinois from Carbondale and Marion to Shawneetown and Pope County, in Livingston and Crittenden counties in northwest Kentucky, and in southern Indiana.

A sharp wind shift will occur behind the line, with winds gusting from the west-northwest behind the line.

Winds from the west-northwest will remain gusty into Monday as temperatures drop 35 to 40 degrees in a span of 12 hours. Wind gusts of 25-35 mph are expected Monday morning with wind chills dropping into the teens.

Temperatures will also drop very quickly behind the cold front overnight. After highs around 70 today, Monday's high will struggle to reach the freezing mark. Wind chills may drop to the single digits Monday morning and again Tuesday morning.

Temperatures will recover to the more seasonal mid-40s by Wednesday.
 
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