{"id":59103,"date":"2023-04-05T01:09:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T05:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=59103"},"modified":"2023-04-05T01:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T05:09:36","slug":"tracking-severe-storms-into-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=59103","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Severe Storms Into Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Wednesday, folks. It&#8217;s another active weather day across Kentucky with rounds of strong to severe storms rumbling into the region. These storms will pack damaging winds and even the potential for a tornado or two.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s hit the headlines right out of the gate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Warm and unstable air is in place across the state today. Areas of eastern Kentucky may see temps in the 85-90 degree range this afternoon.<\/li>\n<li>A few strong to severe storms develop and move into western Kentucky during the early afternoon hours.<\/li>\n<li>That severe threat then moves eastward into central Kentucky by the late afternoon and early evening hours.<\/li>\n<li>Damaging winds, large hail and a tornado or two will be possible. The greatest risk area is across central and western Kentucky.<\/li>\n<li>Non-thunderstorm winds will be a player again today. Gusts of 40mph-50mph can&#8217;t be ruled out.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m also watching for a second round of heavy rain producing showers and storms to impact parts of south central and southeastern Kentucky. Some 2&#8243;-3&#8243; amounts may show up in a few spots. That would be enough to cause some issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As far as today&#8217;s Severe Weather Outlook goes. The Storm Prediction Center continues to target our region&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1.png?1680638464\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Damaging wind is the primary threat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1_WIND.png?1680638647\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tornado threat is much lower, but it&#8217;s still there&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1_TORN.png?1680638488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of these storms may also contain large hail&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1_HAIL.png?1680638727\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In terms of the tornado threat, the short range models are showing some rotating storms across the region&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nam-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59105\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nam-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nam-2.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nam-2-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nam-2-768x603.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hrrr-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59106\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hrrr-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hrrr-1.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hrrr-1-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hrrr-1-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NAM is really trying to ramp up that heavy rain threat I mentioned. It&#8217;s showing some hefty totals in a narrow corridor&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NAM-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59107\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NAM-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NAM-2-1.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NAM-2-1-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NAM-2-1-768x603.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chilly showers linger into Thursday across eastern Kentucky. Temps may struggle to get to 50 for some areas with readings in the mid and upper 50s for those with some sun.<\/p>\n<p>Friday is a day where clouds and sun do battle. Temps range from the middle 50s to low 60s. I&#8217;m toying with the idea of a shower getting into the southeast at some point Friday or S<\/p>\n<p>I will drop by for another update later today and will be on WKYT-TV with the very latest on the severe storms. As always, I leave you with your severe weather tracking tools&#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>Make it a wonderful Wednesday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Wednesday, folks. It&#8217;s another active weather day across Kentucky with rounds of strong to severe storms rumbling into the region. These storms will pack damaging winds and even the potential for a tornado or two. Let&#8217;s hit the headlines right out of the gate: Warm and unstable air is in place across the state [&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-59103","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\/59103","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=59103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59103\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}