{"id":64981,"date":"2024-05-07T01:24:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T05:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=64981"},"modified":"2024-05-07T01:24:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T05:24:24","slug":"severe-storms-likely-through-wednesday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=64981","title":{"rendered":"Severe Storms Likely Through Wednesday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday, everyone. Rounds of strong to severe storms target the region today and this will continue through Wednesday. All modes of severe weather are on the table with the storms impacting our region.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a breakdown of how things may play out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A few strong storms may sweep across the state from late morning into early this afternoon.<\/li>\n<li>A few more rounds of strong to severe storms will then develop and roll across Kentucky this evening through the wee hours of Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li>Damaging winds and large hail are the main players, but there&#8217;s enough shear for a few tornadoes to spin up.<\/li>\n<li>Today&#8217;s greatest tornado risk is across central and northern Kentucky.<\/li>\n<li>Outside of storms, temps today reach the low 80s with a fairly muggy feel.<\/li>\n<li>That very warm and muggy feel takes us into much of the day Wednesday with low to middle 80s.<\/li>\n<li>The greatest severe weather threat arrives late Wednesday into Wednesday night as storms develop and roll from west to east and northwest to southeast.<\/li>\n<li>Storms will have a greater chance to spin, resulting in an increased tornado risk during this time. Significant wind damage and large hail will also be possible.<\/li>\n<li>With ample moisture available, storms can put down a tremendous amount of rain over the next few days. Watch for flash flooding, folks!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Storm Prediction Center is blanketing the entire region with the threat for severe weather out there 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>The highest tornado risk is across central and northern parts of the state, but there is still a pronounced risk for all of Kentucky&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1_TORN.png?1711864405\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1_TORN.png?1711864405\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Damaging winds and large hail are the primary players&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1_WIND.png?1711864567\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1_WIND.png?1711864567\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_HAIL.png?1708881853\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_HAIL.png?1708881853\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Storm Prediction Center then expands and upgrades the severe weather risk for Wednesday\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2.png?1711733387\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2.png?1711733387\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Damaging wind and large hail are the main players once again\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_WIND.png?1708881799\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_WIND.png?1708881799\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_HAIL.png?1708881853\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_HAIL.png?1708881853\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But the tornado threat increases compared to today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_TORN.png?1708881674\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_TORN.png?1708881674\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leftover showers and storms will be noted on Thursday before a cold front moves in. This front brings much cooler air in here for the weekend with highs in the 60s. There&#8217;s also the chance for a sneaky band of strong storms with a reinforcing shot of cool arriving with a cold front late Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>As always, I have your storm tracking tools for the day\u2026<\/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>Have a great Tuesday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday, everyone. Rounds of strong to severe storms target the region today and this will continue through Wednesday. All modes of severe weather are on the table with the storms impacting our region. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of how things may play out: A few strong storms may sweep across the state from late morning [&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-64981","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\/64981","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=64981"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64985,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64981\/revisions\/64985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}