{"id":58600,"date":"2023-03-02T18:27:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T23:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=58600"},"modified":"2023-03-02T18:37:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T23:37:13","slug":"significant-severe-weather-event-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=58600","title":{"rendered":"Significant Severe Weather Event Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good evening, everyone. A major severe weather event is likely for the entire region on Friday. Damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes are likely as a potent low pressure intensifies as it moves into the Ohio Valley.<\/p>\n

Let’s start with the multiple risks we are facing in the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Heavy rain producing rain and storms develop this evening and lift to the north overnight into Friday morning. This may cause flooding issues for some, with the greatest threat across the northern half of the state.<\/p>\n

This is where a Flood Watch is out…<\/p>\n

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High winds are a MAJOR player on Friday and that’s with or without thunderstorms. Gusts of 60mph or higher will be possible. A High Wind Warning is out for many…<\/p>\n

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What’s up with Breathitt and Magoffin Counties being left out? That’s a terrible look from the NWS in Jackson.<\/p>\n

As far as the severe thunderstorm risk, the Storm Prediction Center continues to play catch up in our region. The started the day with a Slight Risk for tomorrow, then upgraded to an Enhanced Risk…<\/p>\n

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I don’t think the Enhanced Risk is expansive enough and there’s a legit chance some of this is upgraded to a Moderate Risk.<\/p>\n

The tornado threat is there and it’s increasing based on some of the short range models. One reason is this system is slowing down on the arrival time, coming in during the peak heating of the afternoon. The HRRR Significant Tornado Parameter is very high as it shows an increasing threat into central and eastern Kentucky…<\/p>\n

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The wind gust forecasts from the models are insane…<\/p>\n

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Here are your tracking tools for the evening\u2026<\/p>\n