Good Wednesday everyone. We have a heck of a warm period of weather to come over the next several days as the best of spring finally arrives. That doesn’t say much as our spring has been pretty nasty up until this point.

Before we look ahead… we must take a look back at the massive severe weather outbreak of Monday. This bad boy will go down as one of the most impressive severe weather events on record for the country. Here in Kentucky… we were in the middle of all the action with numerous wind damage reports. The folks at the various NWS offices have been busy surveying the damage across the state and have found 8 tornadoes so far. Here is a look…



I suspect we may add another twister or two to that map before all is said and done. Those were rated as 1’s and 2’s on the Enhanced Fujita Scale…



The overall number storm reports into the Storm Prediction Center from Monday is nothing short of amazing…

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That is the most severe reports in a 24 hour period on record. The SPC no longer filters duplicate reports and that is adding to the overall number. Regardless… that is likely the most wind reports ever recorded in a day.

Where do we go from here?

Today will see much better weather rolling into town as partly sunny skies and temps in the 60s return. Some 70 degree temps will be possible in the west.

The warm air really surges in for Thursday as temps return to the 70s. It is once into Friday through the weekend that readings can really take off. Highs can hit 80 or better across much of the region. We will have to watch for some scattered storms during this time… especially across the north.

By late in the weekend into early next week… another huge low will begin to take shape across the plains states and head toward the western Great Lakes. This may become another big time severe weather producer that centers more on the midwest. We will have to keep an eye on how this plays out as it may send another squall line our way. Here is how the European Ensembles sees things…



That is likely to be a major wind maker once again. Speaking of… the warm temps of the next several days will be accompanied by gusty winds.

There you have it… some very nice spring days ahead of us. Have a great Wednesday and take care.