Good afternoon, everyone. We have a big storm system on the way for Thursday and Friday and this is going to bring a lot of wind and rain to our region. A few strong storms are even possible as a cold front crosses the state.

Wind gusts of 50mph or greater are likely across much of Kentucky Thursday into Thursday night. The Hi Res NAM is showing gusts of 60mph+ for some in central Kentucky. Notice the model has three straight hours with gusts greater than 60mph in the bluegrass region…

Wind damage is very possible through Thursday night. In addition to the winds, heavy rainfall of 1″-2″ will show up in a rather short amount of time. That can cause additional high water issues for some areas.

The setup after that features a boundary hanging around our region as waves of low pressure develop in the south and roll northeast. Those waves continue to give the models fits because they are hard to time and because we have cold air coming into the country. That puts Kentucky on the infamous dividing line between rain and winter weather…

The new version of the GFS

Canadian

Watch how that trough continues to deepen next week…

I will have another update this evening, so check back. Make it a good one and take care.