{"id":65149,"date":"2024-05-26T02:02:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T06:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=65149"},"modified":"2024-05-26T02:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T06:02:53","slug":"major-severe-weather-outbreak-likely-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=65149","title":{"rendered":"Major Severe Weather Outbreak Likely Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, everyone. Waves of strong to severe storms are targeting the region today, bringing a significant severe weather threat to Kentucky. All modes of severe weather will be possible this afternoon through tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick breakdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong to severe storms work out of western Kentucky this morning, pushing quickly to the east during the afternoon.<\/li>\n<li>Damaging wind is the primary threat with this first line.<\/li>\n<li>Very unstable air remains behind this as more strong to severe storms develop during the late afternoon and early evening.<\/li>\n<li>Damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes are possible with these storms.<\/li>\n<li>Another line of severe storms then develops to our west late this afternoon into the evening and races across Kentucky from west to east.<\/li>\n<li>The timeline on this round of storms is generally from the late evening through the early morning hours of Monday.<\/li>\n<li>Once again, Damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes will be possible with this overnight round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Widespread damaging wind is possible with today&#8217;s waves of severe storms.<\/li>\n<li>Hurricane force gusts may show up in a few locations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>TORNADO POTENTIAL<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The greatest threat for tornadoes will be across western and southern Kentucky.<\/li>\n<li>The threat is lower across the rest of the state, but it&#8217;s still a threat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>LARGE HAIL POTENTIAL<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Some big time hail makers are a good bet today with the greatest concentration in the west and south.<\/li>\n<li>Golf ball sized or larger may show up in a few of the severe storms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Repeat thunderstorms will be noted and areas getting under these will have a high flash flood risk.<\/li>\n<li>Local rainfall totals can reach 2&#8243;-4&#8243; through tonight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Storm Prediction Center continues to blanket the state with the Enhanced Risk for Severe storms&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1.png?1716321907\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Damaging wind threat is very high&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1_WIND.png?1716321626\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, the greatest threat for severe storms is across western Kentucky&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1_TORN.png?1716321974\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Severe Hail Outlook shows the big-time hail threat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1_HAIL.png?1716321739\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Much of the severe weather is finished by the time the sun comes up on our Memorial Day. Still, I can&#8217;t rule out a few strong or severe storms going up across the eastern half of the state. This is an area with a low-end risk for severe weather from the Storm Prediction Center&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2.png?1716658672\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Much cooler air comes in behind all this for the end of May and into the start of June. There&#8217;s the chance we drop into the 40s for lows during this time.<\/p>\n<p>I will be on WKYT-TV today as needed through the day and night, so be sure to tune in for team weather coverage.<\/p>\n<p>As always, I leave you with all the tracking tools you need for the day. Don&#8217;t forget to use out interactive radar that gives you access to live storm chaser streams\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>Make it a great Sunday and stay safe. Take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, everyone. Waves of strong to severe storms are targeting the region today, bringing a significant severe weather threat to Kentucky. All modes of severe weather will be possible this afternoon through tonight. Here&#8217;s a quick breakdown: Strong to severe storms work out of western Kentucky this morning, pushing quickly to the east during [&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-65149","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\/65149","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=65149"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65152,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65149\/revisions\/65152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}