Good Friday, everyone. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will continue to be common across the bluegrass state today. These storms could be on the strong or severe side and we will have to really keep a close eye on the flooding potential.
Here’s a breakdown…
Severe Weather
Clusters of storms will zip across the state from west to east. These storms may contain large hail and damaging winds through the early part of the day.
The afternoon rounds of storms could really get cranking as they focus more on the southern half of the state into the evening. The damaging wind threat may increase during this time and we could even run the risk for isolated tornadoes.
Flooding
The waves of storms are loaded with heavy rain and will move over some of the same areas throughout the day. That’s a recipe for flooding and flash flooding. Setups like this can produce a corridor of very high rainfall totals. 1″-3″ with local 4″ amounts are possible. Significant flooding is possible.
Keep a very close eye on water levels through the evening.
Let’s track…
Today’s risk area
Current watches
Possible watch areas 
I will have updates as needed. Take care.
This is a dangerous situation in Louisville. Be smart everyone and don’t drive into flooded roadways.
6 inches of rain at my house since yesterday in south Louisville. Major flash-flooding ongoing.
28 water rescues. I-65 closed due to flooding. Flooding on U of L campus.
This is some serious rain for sure..
Wow, these storms are rediculous. It has been storming non-stop for hours now and even longer over there in Louisville where they’ve had some water rescues! Everyone stay safe this morning and afternoon! Remember “Turn around, Don’t drown!”
lots of rain here, the models busted on qpf amounts.
Weather Prediction Center estimated 4-5″ for areas along the Ohio River. Not too shabby.
Weather Prediction Center estimated 4-5″ for areas along the Ohio River. Not too shabby.
Weather Prediction Center estimated 4-5″ for areas along the Ohio River. Not too shabby.
Given the models listed my area at .75 inches, and we have over three one could argue a bust, but like always in ky it depends on what part of the state one is located.
The models cannot accurately predict convective rain totals. It is just impossible. They did a very good job indicating were the heaviest rain would fall.
Can’t believe I don’t have my rain gauge up. We took it down over the winter and I just hadn’t gotten around to getting it back up. Anyway, we’ve lived at this house in northern Jessamine for around 25 years and I’ve never seen flooding like this along our road and in the fields. I’m pretty sure some of my neighbors can’t get out of their driveways. I can hear the roar of rushing water as I sit inside the house, and there isn’t even a supposed to be a creek there.
You know it’s an intense fire when it happens during the middle of this event.
http://www.whas11.com/story/news/2015/04/03/crews-working-fire-at-ges-appliance-park/25231559/
I think water rescues in Jefferson Co. are about 175 as of 8 A.M.
Flooding in Louisville is the worst since that microburst event, especially since this is also hitting areas that weren’t directly impacted by that one.
I have 5″ since yesterday….Rough night at work, even rougher for the drive home as roads nearly trapped drivers on wet pavement surrounded by floodwaters and barriers, especially on Outer Loop.
Louisville is a complete nightmare I cannot recall this much flooding everywhere I see and turn huge flooding very unfortunate and sad situation
Imagine if this was all snow…..
http://twitter.com/JimCantore/status/583953938082353153?s=09
I’ve been in my house in Woodford County for almost 19 years and have never had the sump pump turn on until this morning. Glad it works after all these years.
A lot of rain for sure. Power was out here for a while this morning. Yard flooded and more rain coming down. Should have a break and them a lot more. Wondering if this will be one of those springs where high water is an issue a lot.
Overall really am glad for a few thunderstorms. Was pretty cool with the lightning last night.
It was on this very day in 1974 that a historic tornado outbreak occurred in KY, TN, IL, OH, IN, AL, GA, WV among other states. Over 300 deaths in the US and Canada. Meade County KY alone had 31 fatalities from an F5 twister, almost all of those deaths in Brandenburg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Outbreak
Very thankful that outbreaks like this only happen a few times in a lifetime.
A new Tornado Watch out; now almost all parts of Kentucky and Tennessee are under tornado watches. Flooding of course still a threat as well.
Keeneland canceled the rest of it racing card after the sixth race due to weather. That has never happened before.
Louisville Metro has seen 5-8″ since yesterday according to MSD rain gauges. Louisville International airport now over 6.5″ total.
At my home in Valley Station, 2-day total of 6.57″ as of 5;00pm.
I pray everybody is staying safe. I know from seeing pictures the situation for many is not good. Seen some pictures of water up to homes already and some of those areas are getting more. I have been lucky. After early flooding that was covering the yard and driveway my section of the country here has been drier than the rest. Seems the northern half here is still getting heavy rain.
And crazy train of rain going across Rowan County and places east and west. Hoping they see some improvement soon.
Sad part about all this is that we might repeat this next week.
They need to make an impression on the dashboard of every vehicle that says “turn around, don’t drown” – but it probably wouldn’t help.
6.4 inches at KLEX as of this hour. Yikes!