{"id":29284,"date":"2018-03-28T01:40:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T05:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=29284"},"modified":"2018-03-28T01:40:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T05:40:58","slug":"tracking-the-flood-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=29284","title":{"rendered":"Tracking The Flood Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Wednesday, everyone. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are pushing across the state today, with more rounds rolling through Thursday. This sets the stage for an increased potential for flooding across many areas of the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p>The latest runs of the NAM and Hi Res NAM are similar to my ran forecast, with a healthy corridor of 2&#8243;-4&#8243; rains, with locally higher amounts&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=29283\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29283\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29283\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NAM-2-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NAM-2-8.png 798w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NAM-2-8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NAM-2-8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NAM-2-8-768x770.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=29282\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29282\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29282\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NAM-27.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NAM-27.png 798w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NAM-27-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NAM-27-768x772.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both model runs actually have some 5&#8243; amounts showing up. Those runs match up well with my ongoing rain forecast&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29274\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Special-5.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Special-5.png 949w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Special-5-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Special-5-768x393.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"949\" height=\"486\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some local 5&#8243; amounts are possible.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Canadian rain forecast also matches up well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=29286\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29286\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29286\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Canadian-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Canadian-11.png 799w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Canadian-11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Canadian-11-768x772.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The poor GFS was the last to figure out the heavy\u00a0rain was actually hitting Kentucky and not splitting us (like it insisted on for days), but it&#8217;s matching up with everything else finally&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=29288\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29288\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-Rain-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"805\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-Rain-4.png 805w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-Rain-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-Rain-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-Rain-4-768x764.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what the GFS looked like on Monday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=29289\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29289\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29289\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-Rain-2-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-Rain-2-2.png 819w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-Rain-2-2-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-Rain-2-2-768x756.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It had ZERO model support from anything else and is a far cry\u00a0from what it started showing on Tuesday.\u00a0I suspect blindly following the GFS is why Flood Watches have been way too slow in being issued. I&#8217;m guessing those Flood Watches will be issued to start the day&#8230; I think&#8230; Maybe&#8230; Possibly?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gray.ftp.clickability.com\/wkytwebftp\/WEBWATCHES.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chilly showers will finally move away early Friday, with mainly dry weather from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon. Another cold front moves in Saturday night into Easter Morning, with some chilly showers and even a slight chance for some flakes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=29287\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29287\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29287\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-GIf-32.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Things improve by Easter afternoon, then things turn ugly again into next week.<\/p>\n<p>I will update our flood threat later today, so check back. Until then, here are your tracking toys to start the day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gray.ftp.clickability.com\/wkytwebftp\/WEBWARNINGS.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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>Have a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Wednesday, everyone. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are pushing across the state today, with more rounds rolling through Thursday. This sets the stage for an increased potential for flooding across many areas of the Commonwealth. The latest runs of the NAM and Hi Res NAM are similar to my ran forecast, with a healthy [&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-29284","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\/29284","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=29284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}