With storms moving east Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center have issued a Tornado Watch for portions of Central Indiana until 9 p.m. The shaded counties northwest, west and southwest of Indianapolis are included as of this writing. The watch extends further west into portions of Illinois and Iowa. A higher severe weather risk exists in these spots and places west. Storms are beginning to enter Central Illinois this afternoon. Always remember that a WATCH means now is the time to PREPARE ahead of the storm's arrival. All modes of severe weather are possible with these storms. However, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes remain the biggest threats. Peak coverage across Central Indiana looks to be between 6-8 p.m. with our western counties seeing storm activity first. NOTE: As these storms move east, a downstream watch box could be issued and that may include more Central Indiana counties. We'll keep you updated as the storms progress. Otherwise, a Wind Advisory remains in effect through 9 p.m. (2:15 PM update, NWS extended the advisory an hour). This afternoon, our region is seeing gusts around 30-35 MPH with locally higher gusts likely with the approaching storms. Once these storms move out, get ready for another classic case of weather whiplash! A cold front will come sweeping through here. It will give us a shifting wind, another temperature drop and a few flurries for Thursday. High temperatures will be nearly 30° colder than Wednesday running several degrees below average. Futurecast Thursday 5:15 AM Futurecast Thursday 11:30 AM Fururecast Wind Chills Thursday AM Temperature Departure From Normal Thursday ...read more read less