Good Tuesday, everyone. Rounds of showers and storms continue to target the region and this will continue for much of the week. This leads us into a very cool setup for the coming weekend as a deep trough dives into the country.
Showers and storms have been common since Monday and these will be with us in waves today with breaks showing up in between. Just like Monday, a few of the storms may be strong or severe. The Storm Prediction Center has much of the region in the low-end threat for severe storms…
Rounds of showers and storms look to increase later Wednesday into Wednesday night. This action may also be strong but the heavy rain potential is what I’m more interested in. I made this map a few days ago…
I’ll keep that going for now until I can better fine tune exactly where this corridor sets up. So far, that map is in good shape. Flash flood issues will continue to be possible for much of the region.
A cold season looking pattern then sets up for the weekend with a system swinging in from the northwest before turning the corner up the eastern slopes of the Appalachian Mountains…
That would be a nice snowstorm track in the wintertime but, alas, it’s summer. That means waves of showers and a few thunderstorms sweeping through here late Friday into Saturday.
Check out this DEEP trough…
The 5 day average temp departure…
This will result in a few days of highs in the 70s and lows close to 50 with the chance for upper 40s again.
The pattern has a chance to turn hot late next week, but thunderstorms may try to cut the heat off at the pass.
I leave you with your storm tracking tools for the day…
Current watches
Possible Watch Areas
Make it a great day and take care.
Yesterday evening we finally received the much needed Rain Shower with no Severe Weather even though there was a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Taylor County and surrounding areas.
Some areas of the county received more than 2.00 inches. If we get very warm and humid the corn crops and gardens will greatly benefit.
We finally got much-needed rain in the Bowling Green area, and as usual it was almost too much of a good thing. My PWS just south of town recorded only 0.19″ of rain during the day, but by 1:00 am CDT, we had picked up 4.41″, with numerous flash flood warnings throughout the night. During the evening hours we briefly saw rainfall rates as high as 3.45″ per hour. With more rain forecasted for the remainder of this week, the likelihood for more flooding will be high.
It’s been a long time since I heard that much rain fell in such a short period. I’m hoping there wasn’t too much damage to crops and gardens in your area Joe ?
Several intersections around town that are prone to frequent flooding, were completely impassable, including some in my neighborhood. Fortunately, my property drains extremely well. Even during the great flood of May 1st and 2ndv, 2010, when we picked up over 11″ of rain, the worst I had was a partially submerged lawn, which drained in a couple of hours. That flood, and the 1998 hailstorm, are the two weather events that I will never forget!
Thanks for asking, Schroeder! There was widespread flooding around BowlingGreen, especially in the areas that are prone to frequent flooding, but I am fortunate that my property drains extremely well. Even during the great flood of May 1st & 2nd, 2010, the worst that I experienced was part of my lawn being submerged, but only for a couple of hours. That flood, and the 1998 hailstorm, are the two weather events that I will never forget!
Looks like we’re facing more severe weather tomorrow. Symptoms of our “New Normal.”