Good Wednesday, everyone. We have a very active weather day taking shape across Kentucky and surrounding states. Rounds of strong and severe thunderstorms will roll in and these may cause some issues before all is said and done.
Damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes will be possible. The greatest threat appears to arrive this afternoon into the evening as a cold front moves our way.
In addition to the potential for severe storms, torrential rains may cause local high water issues.
I have you set to track it all…
Today’s Risk Area
Current Watches
Possible Watch Areas 
Rainfall Since Midnight
Current temperatures
Winds
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I-75 @ Winchester Road Lexington
I-75 @ Iron Works Pike Lexington
I-75 @ Clays Ferry Bridge South Between Lexington and Richmond
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US 127 @ Frankfort Frankfort
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I-75 at MP 36 London
I-71/I-75 at Buttermilk Pike Near Covington
I-71/I-75 at Mt. Zion Rd. Near Covington
I-64 @ 3rd St. Exit Louisville
Downtown Louisville @ 2nd & Broadway Louisville
I-65 @ 234 Near Bowling Green
I-24 MP 7 @ US 62 Paducah
I will have updates as I can and will send out rapid fire twitter updates from @kentuckyweather. I will also have the latest breaking weather on WKYT-TV.
Enjoy the day and take care.
Alot of other weather sites are saying that the storms today will be the work of a derecho!!!
Derecho! The very word puts the fear of God into folks here in West Virginia. I so remember the derecho of June 30 2012 that left 89% of the state without power, phones etc. With tens of millions of trees down, it took up to three weeks to restore power here!
Somebody tossed that word around a week or so ago it didn’t pan out.
It gets tossed around too much IMO.
Some just like to try to scare people
Just had a decent rain in northwest Lexington……
So will it matter if it’s overcast all day tomorrow? I know sometimes these systems have energy of their own and don’t need to sun……but it seems based on looking at things now, it will be overcast all day. I dunno.
There is no 100% guarantee of a Derecho, but a decent chance is on the table for one, no doubt about that. A Derecho crossed through Iowa yesterday as they were in a High Risk and some reports of winds nearing, or exceeding 100mph! I have never been through a Derecho before, and would not like one. The only reason the inside of me wants one is because of curiosity and my strong interest in meteorology, but I hope it doesn’t get ugly later today.
I think the term Derecho is overused a bit but we had a “real” Derecho blast through Ohio on June 29, 2012 and it was Not Fun. It knocked out the power in our office building for 24 hours and we kicked off a project just recently completed to upgrade our generators so that won’t happen again.
Looks like a fading line of storms in southern Indiana approaching, if this our severe weather chance coming in it is looking weak!
I think the worst is supposed to come in later this afternoon or tonight. I wonder though if the cloud cover will hold down on some of the instability?
Your right, the front will get here later this afternoon, if the sun doesn’t shine much little severe will happen! Some METS are saying the clouds will fade away and our storms will fire big time!
Should make for a very interesting day!
Just looked at the radar (10:25 AM) and that line of storms has been rapidly weakening. At this rate, it could be weaker than a 50Cent pitch when it finally comes through here.
Derecho?.
http://www.intellicast.com/National/Wind/Current.aspx
I don’t know much about much, but from what I’m looking at just seems like we will have a few showers by the time it gets to CKY
But doesn’t that normally happen………the storms from overnight – I think it’s called an MCC (no matter where they are, are intense overnight until mid morning, – when they weaken, but then they leave outflow boundaries that fire storms later?
Yes, storms will re-fire later. It’s rare for an MCC to last for two whole days in a row, bringing widespread severe weather all in its path. Even derechos don’t do that. They have to die out and then reform again. This “weak 50 cent pitch” isn’t the forecasted line to bring our severe weather. That one hasn’t even begun to form, yet.
The line of storms you all see weakening over Indiana and Illinois right now is not the line that’s supposed to give us severe weather tonight, that line has yet to even start its formation.
The weakening area of storms coming through are from the reminisce of last night’s severe weather that moved through Nebraska and Iowa. That was forecast to happen except timing is off the dieing complex was suppose to have moved through earlier this morning. Ultimately what happens here is this decaying complex will leave boundaries kind of like mini cold fronts we have all the ingredients for severe weather the saving grace might be the cloud cover. Cloud cover is pretty extensive there are breaks in the cloud cover from time to time but if anyone can get a decent amount of sunshine storms will have no issues firing up later on today and should go severe fairly quickly. If cloud cover remains thick severe storms will be more isolated to scattered then widespread, time will tell.
At this hour, weakening convection is still leaving behind thinning cloud cover. Should not take long for destabilization. Actually, SPC had locations east of I-65 for wind damage (high-end slight risk). Looking at analogs and potential bust from leftover cloud debris and a minor cap, I place areas along and south of Ohio River near Louisville at a 25% chance for severe weather. Areas east and south in the sunshine, chances should be a little bit higher. Next update from SPC by 12:30 – 1:00pm
Louisville is sitting at 81 degrees with a decent cloud cover if clouds do thin out in the next few hours that 81 degrees will turn to a mid to upper 80’s very quick. If that occurs the storms will fire with ease.
Clearing sky’s showing up on visible satellite west of Louisville, this is ahead of a boundery in central Illinois!
This is looking like a big time NOWCASTER!
Stay safe folks !
Well I don’t know all the technical jargon, but from what I am reading from others with more knowledge than me, it sounds like our heavy weather will not be coming until afternoon and evening. And it sounds like it could be some pretty good storms, with lots of heavy rain and lightning, and wind, or it could be more spotty. While we are getting a bit dry here in southern Pulaski County, I really don’t mind storms, as long as they are not filled with a lot of wind. Had my fill of that in ’74 and again in 94 when we were in Florida in a minimal hurricane. minimal sounds like not much, but its a lot when you aren’t used to it! Everyone stay safe today and tonight and keep tuning in to Chris and ‘KYT for updates! Have a great Wednesday! Thanks Chris, for all you do!
Flash flood watch out for Owen co. One county north of my area and i have had no rain in 2 weeks??
Rain decided to skip me with this first line. Was outside and thought it may just rain with the dark clouds and a few drops. But the it was gone and the sun is out. Hope this is not a sign for later today into tonight. No severe weather needed. If it happens I hope everyone stays safe.
Still thick clouds in frankfort, Mother Nature doing here part so far to stop the severe weather.
Love the severe weather season …Bring it on ..the stronger the better