{"id":59970,"date":"2023-06-29T00:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T04:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=59970"},"modified":"2023-06-29T00:39:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T04:39:08","slug":"tracking-rounds-of-severe-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=59970","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Rounds of Severe Storms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good Thursday, everyone. Rounds of strong to severe storms are targeting the region today and this is a trend locking in all the way through the upcoming weekend. Outside of storms, we have a lot of steam that’s out there.<\/p>\n

Let’s focus on today’s rounds of storms then roll forward.<\/p>\n

These storms will be working in from northwest to southeast with the greatest impact likely to be across parts of western and central Kentucky. These storms may contain damaging winds and large hail with the potential for a brief tornado or two.<\/p>\n

Here’s today’s Severe Weather Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center…<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a breakdown of the individual threats we’re facing\u2026<\/p>\n

Damaging winds\u2026<\/p>\n

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Large hail is also likely with some of these storms\u2026<\/p>\n

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The low-end tornado threat is there, especially in areas along and west of Interstate 65…<\/p>\n

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The overall threat then fans out to include areas of the rest of the state for Friday…<\/p>\n

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Let’s focus on this Friday threat and use the Future Radar from the Hi Res NAM as a tool. This animation starts after late tonight and goes through 8am Saturday. You can clearly see how these storms impact more of the region and come at us in waves diving in from the northwest…<\/p>\n

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Once again, damaging winds and large hail are the main severe weather threats with a much lower tornado risk.<\/p>\n

The NAM has a similar look Friday into Friday night but goes deeper into the weekend than the Hi Res does. Watch how this model sees additional rounds of storms rolling in through Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

This animation starts at 8am Friday and goes through 8am Sunday…<\/p>\n

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Additional storms would then take us through early next week, but they should become more scattered.<\/p>\n

This setup has me concerned on two fronts. The first is the damaging wind threat with these storms. The second is from the potential for some areas to get in on enough rain to cause significant flooding issues. This is flash flood season in Kentucky and storms on the leading edge of heat can be prolific rainfall producers. Stay alert!<\/p>\n

I will update as needed and be on WKYT-TV as needed today. I leave you with your storm tracking tools\u2026<\/p>\n

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