Good late Tuesday evening everyone. I am setting this blog up to track the overnight outbreak of severe weather and flooding across parts of the state. I will be adding to this as needed into the overnight hours

A TORNADO WATCH is now out until 6am for parts of central and western Kentucky. This should be the first of many watches to come throughout the day. Here is a look at the watch outline and the current warnings…

WW0224 Warnings


Radars to track the storms…










A Dangerous situation is taking shape in terms of flooding across central and western Kentucky overnight as these storms can dump 1″-3″ of rain with locally higher amounts. Major flooding is likely in many areas so PLEASE watch water levels closely and be prepared to move to higher ground.

Rainfall Since Midnight


A major outbreak of severe storms will be likely later today across the entire state of Kentucky. Damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes will be possible with this widespread event. Here is the latest outlook from the Storm Prediction Center…

Latest Day 1 convective outlook

I will have updates as needed and will send out quick thoughts and warnings through twitter. Follow me at Kentuckyweather or follow along in the twitter feed on the right side of the blog.

Take care.