Good Saturday evening gang. Rounds of heavy rain and strong thunderstorms have made their way across the state for much of this Derby Saturday. We have escaped the bulk of the severe weather so far… but that may change overnight into Sunday.
The rains have been impressive. Take a look at some of the totals since midnight from the Kentucky Mesonet sites across the state…
Some areas of western Kentucky are already over four inches of rain. Much more rain will fall overnight through Sunday into Sunday night. An additional 1″-3″ of rains, with locally higher amounts, will be likely for the entire state before all this wraps up.
The entire state is now under a FLASH FLOOD WATCH into Sunday night…
Heavy rains and severe storms are cranking to our southwest and will move in overnight into Sunday. The flash flood threat will rapidly increase tonight for many areas. You can track the storms and torrential rains here..
Much of Tennessee has been shut down because of severe flooding problems. Areas in and around Nashville are underwater. Check out this pick of I-24 in Nashville…
More updates tonight into Sunday so check back. Take care.
Wow, that’s crazy! Hope they catch a break tonight!
thanks for the update, Chris. do you exoect us to get severe weather overnight? I was thinking the forecast said morning, more numerous in the afternoon, and evening. Of course I know it is a changing weather situation.
gues we have had probably two inches of rain here, if not more. it stormed this morning, and then settled into a steady to heavy rain. right now, it is the lightest it has been since about 4.
Glad I have the weather radio. And CB and the blog to keep me updated!
Gees, don’t like that security code! tried to post, but once again, was sent to moderation. so I will try this…
2+ inches here so far. Steady to heavy rain for most of the afternoon.
Hope severe stuff holds off until daylight. Thanks, Chris.
Heavy rain in Pike Co.
Total rain so far; 0.5″
Thanks CB, well here in Jeffersonville Ky, right now light rain, with very gusty winds around 25 to 30 MPH. Today our total rain fall has been about 1.2 inches. I really hope the severe dies out. Thanks again CB, everyone stay safe.
Does it look like Gtown will see any severe weather overnight? We had a couple of good thunderstorms this morning and steady rain most of the day.
It seems to me, for Kentucky, that the total rainfall predictions now are way down from the original estimates… this a good thing.
i dont think so, 2-4 inches in alot of areas,still raining and the heaviest rain is still yet to come tomorrow.
Looks like we are putting a dent into our drought.
I also have to disagree. I was thinking central Kentucky got more than what was predicted and that we were going to be in a lot of trouble tomorrow. Also, the mesonet gage in Winchester needs to be calibrated. We got a LOT more than 1 inch on Saturday.
Not raining at the moment here in Winchester. Gusty winds, though. Our rain here was steady at times, but never really a downpour. Those pics of Nashville are amazing. Hope we don’t see that kind of flooding out of our pool of the Ky River.
Tornado Watch out now for Western KY.
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 129
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1015 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010
TORNADO WATCH 129 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
KYC003-007-027-031-033-035-039-047-055-059-061-075-083-085-091-
101-105-107-139-141-143-145-149-157-163-177-183-213-219-221-225-
227-233-021000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0129.100502T0315Z-100502T1000Z/
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN BALLARD BRECKINRIDGE
BUTLER CALDWELL CALLOWAY
CARLISLE CHRISTIAN CRITTENDEN
DAVIESS EDMONSON FULTON
GRAVES GRAYSON HANCOCK
HENDERSON HICKMAN HOPKINS
LIVINGSTON LOGAN LYON
MARSHALL MCCRACKEN MCLEAN
MEADE MUHLENBERG OHIO
SIMPSON TODD TRIGG
UNION WARREN WEBSTER
We never were “officially” in a drought. Soil moisture levels were still a little too high. Never the less, this rain will take care of the dry period. We still need to keep an eye on this summer with the El Nino to La Nina pattern.
For folks back in western KY, Severe T’storm warning for Trigg, Todd and Christian county until 11 pm central.
Looks like it is going to be a LONG night!
New Severe T’storm warning includes the city of Bowling Green:
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1045 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN…
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 1044 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
RUSSELLVILLE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT…
AUBURN…
SUGAR GROVE AND HADLEY…
WOODBURY AND RICHARDSVILLE…
RIVERSIDE…
And:
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1046 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY…
SOUTHEASTERN MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY…
NORTHERN TODD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT.
* AT 1041 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 18
MILES SOUTH OF WEIR…OR 8 MILES EAST OF HOPKINSVILLE…AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
WEIR…
GREENVILLE…
DUNMOR…
POWDERLY…
CENTRAL CITY…