{"id":59841,"date":"2023-06-18T01:12:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T05:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=59841"},"modified":"2023-06-18T01:12:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T05:12:40","slug":"heavy-rain-and-storms-ahead-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=59841","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Rain and Storms Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, everyone. A slow-moving storm system will work across the region over the next few days and will bring the potential for heavy rainfall. This setup is a bit concerning as repeat torrential rain producing storms may cause flash flooding for some.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s give a shoutout to all the dads out there on this Father&#8217;s Day. Mother Nature is giving us all a nice looking day with increasing clouds and temps in the low to middle 80s for many.<\/p>\n<p>The first rounds of showers and storms will get into western Kentucky later today into the evening. A few of these may be strong and the Storm Prediction Center even has a low-end risk for a few severe storms in the far west today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1.png?1683922326\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m concerned about the setup from tonight through Tuesday as our slow-moving storm system spins into Kentucky and slows down even more. The end result will be spiraling bands of showers and thunderstorms working around the center of this low pressure.<\/p>\n<p>If we look into the mid-levels of the atmosphere, we can see this is one healthy system that has an eye-like feature&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NAM-2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59843\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NAM-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Folks, that&#8217;s incredible to see something like that this time of year.<\/p>\n<p>Combine that spin with Precipitable Water values approaching 2&#8243; and you can get some serious rain producing bands of showers and storms going up.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the area I&#8217;m currently targeting for the greatest threat for too much rain&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SPECIAL-MAP.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59844\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SPECIAL-MAP.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SPECIAL-MAP.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SPECIAL-MAP-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SPECIAL-MAP-768x456.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several inches of rain will be possible for some areas through Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Showers and storms won&#8217;t be as common on Wednesday as the low focuses farther to the south. Moisture looks to return Thursday into the weekend and that means more rounds of showers and storms.<\/p>\n<p>The GFS and EURO are in good agreement on this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>EURO<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/EURO-2-7.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59846\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/EURO-2-7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GFS-15.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59847\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GFS-15.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Temps look to average below normal through the rest of the month, at least.<\/p>\n<p>I will likely drop by for another update later today so check back. As usual, you&#8217;re all set to track the action in from the west\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"post-content entry-content\">\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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Have a sensational Sunday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, everyone. A slow-moving storm system will work across the region over the next few days and will bring the potential for heavy rainfall. This setup is a bit concerning as repeat torrential rain producing storms may cause flash flooding for some. Let&#8217;s give a shoutout to all the dads out there on this [&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-59841","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\/59841","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=59841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59841\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}