{"id":28440,"date":"2018-02-19T01:44:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T06:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=28440"},"modified":"2018-02-19T01:44:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T06:44:55","slug":"warm-temps-and-a-flood-threat-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=28440","title":{"rendered":"Warm Temps and A Flood Threat This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Monday, everyone. We are kicking off a very active week of weather across the Commonwealth of Kentucky and surrounding states. Record highs, strong storms and heavy rains are all on the weather menu. Given the already swollen waterways and wet ground, flooding is likely to become a big player.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, let&#8217;s start with today and roll forward. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are zipping across the state as a warm front lifts to the north. Locally heavy downpours will be noted, along with very gusty winds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/builder.zoomradar.net\/zoomradar_weather_map\/weather_page.php?key=9nNfA2mOMDiJ4LG\" width=\"560\" height=\"462\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By this afternoon, a lot of the stormy action will be to our north with temps surging into the upper 60s and lower 70s.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday is a crazy warm day, with daily record\u00a0highs\u00a0a pretty good bet. All-time monthly highs for February are also possible with temps close to the 80 degree mark.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s talk about the flooding aspect. Our rivers are already running very high, with numerous rivers under a Flood Warning, including much of the Ohio&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gray.ftp.clickability.com\/wkytwebftp\/WEBWARNINGS.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some significant flooding is already forecast along the Ohio River in northern and northeastern Kentucky, especially&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=28443\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28443\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28443\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ohio-River.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1204\" height=\"935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ohio-River.png 1204w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ohio-River-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ohio-River-768x596.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ohio-River-1024x795.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those numbers may change in the coming days, depending on future rains.<\/p>\n<p>My overall idea continues to highlight our entire region for the greatest potential for flooding over the next week or so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=28422\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28422\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28422\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Special-3-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Special-3-3.png 786w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Special-3-3-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Special-3-3-768x485.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see the shower and storm train lining up through the weekend&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=28447\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28447\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28447\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/GFS-2-4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several inches of rain will fall across the area through the weekend, leading to the potential for rounds of flash flooding and general flooding. The rivers are especially vulnerable for significant flooding.<\/p>\n<p>Some additional action is possible next week, as we get set to close out the month of February. Once into March, there&#8217;s the potential for late season winter weather developing across much of the country. The NAO and AO are forecast to go strongly negative&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=28446\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28446\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28446\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AO.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=28448\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28448\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28448\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/NAO.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/NAO.png 416w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/NAO-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a>Those two, in tandem, usually mean a cold pattern for our region. If the active storm pattern continues, things could get interesting. #teamspring<\/p>\n<p>I will update things later today, so check back. Make it a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Monday, everyone. We are kicking off a very active week of weather across the Commonwealth of Kentucky and surrounding states. Record highs, strong storms and heavy rains are all on the weather menu. Given the already swollen waterways and wet ground, flooding is likely to become a big player. As usual, let&#8217;s start with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28440\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}