Storms moving across the state

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - 10:30 p.m. UPDATE: The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley and Union counties until 11 p.m. Wednesday. Check current watches and warnings here .

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10 p.m. UPDATE: Parts of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri are under a severe thunderstorm watch, but Indiana was not included in the watch. In central Indiana, Forecast 8 meteorologist Angela Buchman expects storms to end around midnight.

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8:30 p.m. UPDATE: Lightening strikes are believed to have caused house fires in Carmel and on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

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7:30 p.m. UPDATE: With Indiana under a slight risk for severe weather Wednesday evening, scattered showers and storms are moving across central Indiana.

Forecast 8 meteorologist Angela Buchman said a line of storms across the state at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Lightning and heavy rain are likely, and small hail and gusty winds are also possible.

The rain and storms are expected to last until late into the night.

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Indiana is under a slight risk for severe weather Wednesday evening.

Forecast 8 is expecting scattered rain Wednesday afternoon. More storms will develop late in the afternoon and early evening. Central Indiana is under a slight risk for severe weather.

The storms in the evening could turn severe. The time frame is between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 2 a.m. Thursday.

These storms will have the potential for large hail, damaging winds and even tornadoes.

The Forecast 8 team will keep monitoring the situation. Watch for updates on the Forecast 8 Weather Blog and on WISH-TV at noon, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.