{"id":39853,"date":"2020-01-10T02:05:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T07:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=39853"},"modified":"2020-01-10T02:05:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T07:05:35","slug":"potent-storm-moves-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=39853","title":{"rendered":"Potent Storm Moves Closer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good Friday, everyone. It’s a windy and sometimes stormy day taking shape, but this is the appetizer to the main course arriving Saturday. That’s when strong storms, high winds and record highs take center stage across the region.<\/p>\n

Winds today may reach 40mph at times with a few scattered showers and storms. The greatest risk will be across the western half of the state. That’s also the area most at risk for some flooding issues to develop. In addition to that, there’s the low end risk for severe storms across the west…<\/p>\n

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Temps today are in the 60s for many and could challenge a few records.<\/p>\n

Record highs will fall on Saturday as temps reach 70-75 degrees for many of us. Wow! Southwest winds are going to routinely gust between 40 and 50mph in the afternoon and evening. Throw in a line of thunderstorms and you can get gusts approaching 60mph or higher…<\/p>\n

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Here’s what that line of thunderstorms looks like on the HI Res NAM…<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wind damage will be the primary thing to watch for, obviously. Here’s the Saturday Severe Weather Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center…<\/p>\n

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I will have updates later today, so check back. Until then, I leave you with your storm tracking tools…<\/p>\n