Good Wednesday, folks. MUCH colder than normal temperatures continue to hang around the bluegrass state, but a mild up is on the way for the weekend. To get there, we have another snow maker to go through and then once we’re there, wind and storms may accompany the milder stuff.
Our Wednesday starts with some lingering flurries and snow showers in the east, but that action quickly clears out. Watch for a few slick spots early on.
The system rolling in late Thursday into early Friday is likely to put down a swath of accumulating snow. This band is oriented from northwest to southeast and has the chance to put down a few inches. Here’s the area most at risk…
If needed, I will get a First Call For Snowfall map out later today.
Milder air presses in quickly on Friday with a few showers taking over. This mild air is ahead of a big time storm system rolling across the plains into the western Great Lakes this weekend. That means gusty winds and the potential for strong storms…
Winds are likely to be a major player Saturday into Saturday night. Gusts of more than 50mph will be possible…
Chilly air comes in behind that, but another potent storm system moves in next week…
After that second storm system, winter looks to crash back in here. Check out the European Ensembles core of the cold from March 15-20…
I’ll have updates later today. Make it a good one and take care.
At least the heaviest rain for this weekend looks to stay west of SE KY. Of course here lately, it seems like the heavier rain shifts back to SE KY at the last minute, so we will have to watch for any trends.
The good news is even if the heavier rains shifts it will not lead to flooding. Storm will be moving right along and everything now is below flood stage.
Kentucky will have a tornado drill today March 6 at 10:07am EST/9:07am CST. This drill is part of Kentucky Severe Weather Awareness Week.
https://www.weather.gov/jkl/severeawareness
Missouri and Illinois are currently having their versions of Severe Weather Awareness Week.
https://www.weather.gov/ilx/severe-prep
Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia will each have Severe Weather Awareness Week starting around the third week in March.
Missouri
https://www.weather.gov/sgf/news_severe_weather_awareness_week
This winter has been a complete bust for snow lovers like me.
We’ve had more than enough rain and now this lingering cold snap (that may or may not include snow for central KY) has only managed to freeze my daffodils.
I want a do over!
One word to describe this mornings blog DEPRESSING.
We’re at 20” this season for CVG so not all of KY has missed the snow. Lol
20 inches of snow? You’ve got to be kidding I can’t imagine that’s anywhere near correct.
I live in Covington. Sounds correct to me. A lot of 1+1+1+2+1.5+2.2…It eventually adds up. We had some snow and an ice storm in November. That was well over 100 days ago. Averaging 2″ of snow every 10 days you get to 20″ over 100 days time. We’ve had lots of days in the 40s, 50s and 60s up here from late fall through winter, and I can’t recall more than 3 or so inches of snow on the ground at once, but it definitely all has added up to more than a foot in my backyard in the middle of the urban heat island.
What is up with this weather pattern? Just give me average temps and let’s have normal seasons. Seems like all we can get is either below normal or above normal and rain. How about just some normal March days in the mid to upper 50s? Maybe one of these days we will have our seasons back.
When you find out you can tell all of us. I can tell you this the weather is not the same as it use to be. This is very obvious. The last time I saw a major snowstorm was in December 2004.
What do you consider major?
24 inches of snow is major for southwest Indiana especially if it falls two days before Christmas Day.
2 ft of snow is major no matter where you’re located.
I don’t know if you were around in March 1960 but we had up to 48 inches of snow. I was nine years old then and had the most fun playing in the snow.
I agree with the weather change. As a kid in the 70’s and 80’s, we used to get thunderstorms weekly. I remember looking southwest and seeing black clouds rolling on the horizon. It happened often. We don’t get good old fashioned thunderstorms on a regular basis anymore.
Yes it still does happens quite a bit in the spring and summer months.
Thunderstorms are very common here. That’s been one constant in my opinion that has not changed.
But NOT snowstorms
Worse thunderstorm I’ve ever seen was in April 1960, after a very snowy March.
Worse ice storm I’ve ever seen was here in Taylor County, Kentucky in 2009.
Well I’m ready for spring!
But NOT snowstorms
After looking at the video footage of the Alabama tornado and they said it was F4. F4 my a**. The place was leveled clearly F5. They labeled Hurricane Michael a cat 4 and latter change it to cat 5.
I cant take much more of this outright depressing weather….. if we cant get some decent warmth and sunshine I think im gonna crack up…. but in the meantime ill fake a smile to hide my tears…. lol #TeamSpring #TeamDryOut #TeamWarmUp
It’s only March 6th the warm weather will be here before you know it. Not suppose to be warm in March.