{"id":71139,"date":"2025-05-04T00:38:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T04:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=71139"},"modified":"2025-05-04T00:38:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T04:38:18","slug":"spiraling-bands-of-showers-and-storms-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=71139","title":{"rendered":"Spiraling Bands of Showers and Storms Continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, everyone. Our Derby Day was ugly and that ugly is back with us today and will hang tough for a few more days. A huge upper low is spinning across the region, bringing rounds of chilly showers and even the chance for a few cold air funnel clouds.<\/p>\n<p>This pattern comes from the big block we saw setting up a few weeks out. This is what it looks like across North America today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71144\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-3.png 954w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-3-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-3-768x452.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That is called an Omega Block because it resembles the Greek letter Omega&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OMEGA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71145\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OMEGA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OMEGA.png 588w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OMEGA-300x297.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Under that is a slow moving low pressure that spits out spiraling bands of showers with some embedded rumbles of thunder today and Monday with lingering action into Tuesday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-2-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71140\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-2-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I mentioned a few days ago how these types of setups can deliver a few cold air funnel clouds right under the core of that upper low. The setup is one that spit out a few cold air funnels similar to the one in the pic from several years ago&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71148\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-4.png 956w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-4-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-4-768x474.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That was back in the days before social media and when you guys would load up picture submissions page. The OG KWC and WKYT blog readers will remember those days.<\/p>\n<p>These cold air funnels are often harmless and rarely become a tornado.<\/p>\n<p>Temps today won&#8217;t get out of the 50s for many with Monday being even chillier. The GFS is forecasting highs around 50&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GFS.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71143\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GFS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"971\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GFS.png 971w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GFS-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GFS-768x599.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 971px) 100vw, 971px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Temps stay below normal through next week, but they won&#8217;t be like today and Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The models are flipping around a bit on what happens with another upper low late next week into next weekend. The EURO and GFS keep the core of this to our south with just a few showers and storms around here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>EURO<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71141\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EURO-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GFS-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71142\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GFS-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once again, temps run below normal as our wet and cool spring continues.<\/p>\n<p>I leave you guys with the tools you need to track your Sunday spiraling showers and storms&#8230;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/x-hv1.pivotalweather.com\/maps\/warnings\/nwshaz.us_ov.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/x-hv1.pivotalweather.com\/maps\/warnings\/nwshaz.us_ov.png\" \/><\/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>Have a great Sunday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, everyone. Our Derby Day was ugly and that ugly is back with us today and will hang tough for a few more days. A huge upper low is spinning across the region, bringing rounds of chilly showers and even the chance for a few cold air funnel clouds. This pattern comes from the [&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-71139","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\/71139","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=71139"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71150,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71139\/revisions\/71150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}