{"id":58357,"date":"2023-02-15T18:02:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T23:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=58357"},"modified":"2023-02-15T18:02:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T23:02:56","slug":"severe-storms-and-heavy-rain-tonight-and-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=58357","title":{"rendered":"Severe Storms and Heavy Rain Tonight and Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, folks. It&#8217;s a warm and windy Wednesday that we are wrapping up as we focus on the threat for severe storms. This threat increases tonight and Thursday with the potential for some flash flooding to come along for the ride.<\/p>\n<p>The Storm Prediction Center continues to highlight a late evening chance for severe storms across the west&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/public\/state\/images\/KY_swody1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As expected, much of the state was upgraded to an Enhanced Risk for severe weather on Thursday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/public\/state\/images\/KY_swody2.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rain and storms increase tonight and some of those could be strong or severe. The setup tomorrow afternoon is one that can produce a tornado or two, especially in central Kentucky. We find this region near the triple point where the low, cold front and warm front meet and that&#8217;s usually where we can get some storms to spin&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chris-Special-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58363\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chris-Special-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chris-Special-2-1.png 704w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chris-Special-2-1-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If we can get any breaks in the clouds late morning or early eafternoon, look out.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also the potential for some flash flooding, especially late tonight and early Thursday. Here&#8217;s a look at the area I&#8217;m watching&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chris-Special-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58362\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chris-Special-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chris-Special-3.png 733w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chris-Special-3-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Future Radar from the HRRR shows the overnight storms and the threat for rotating storms tomorrow afternoon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hrrr-5.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58361\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hrrr-5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cold winds come in behind this with a few flurries and snow showers into early Friday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hrrr-2-3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58360\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hrrr-2-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The change in what it feels like will be incredible. Check out how fast we go from the 60s to the teens from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hrrr-3-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58359\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hrrr-3-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are your severe weather tracking tools for the evening&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/builder.zoomradar.net\/zoomradar_weather_map\/weather_page.php?key=dlFZs5IY4VCw7bK\" width=\"560\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/radar-large.asp?partner=netweather&amp;traveler=0&amp;site=KY_&amp;type=SIR&amp;anim=1&amp;level=state&amp;large=1#\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" usemap=\"#largemap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Current watches<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/validww.png\" alt=\"Current Watches\" width=\"582\" height=\"408\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/validww.png\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Possible Watch Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/validmd.png\" alt=\"Current MDs\" width=\"582\" height=\"408\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/validmd.png\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the rest of the day and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, folks. It&#8217;s a warm and windy Wednesday that we are wrapping up as we focus on the threat for severe storms. This threat increases tonight and Thursday with the potential for some flash flooding to come along for the ride. The Storm Prediction Center continues to highlight a late evening chance for severe [&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-58357","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\/58357","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=58357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}