{"id":71795,"date":"2025-07-07T01:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=71795"},"modified":"2025-07-07T01:00:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:00:56","slug":"storms-increase-to-start-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=71795","title":{"rendered":"Storms Increase to Start the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Monday, everyone. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are getting ready to take control of the pattern once again. This all too familiar setup will bring the potential for local flash flooding issues this week and, likely, into next week.<\/p>\n<p>A cold front drops into the region today, bringing scattered showers and storms along for the ride. This front slows down and stalls out as waves of low pressure roll along it this week and into the weekend&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPECIAL-MAP.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71788\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPECIAL-MAP.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"988\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPECIAL-MAP.png 988w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPECIAL-MAP-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPECIAL-MAP-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SPECIAL-MAP-440x264.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This sets the stage for locally heavy rains with most areas picking up a general 1&#8243;-3&#8243; from today through this weekend. As you know, thunderstorms can drop a lot more than that in a short amount of time and that&#8217;s my concern.<\/p>\n<p>We are moving into the height of flash flood season in our part of the world, so let&#8217;s stay alert to any slow-moving storms.<\/p>\n<p>Can we get a few strong or severe storms? Maybe, but this isn&#8217;t a setup for widespread severe stuff. Instead, we may see something similar to a few weeks ago with pulse severe storms go up and produce hit and run wind damage.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s Severe Weather Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1.png?1750881756\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This low-end risk may carry parts of the region into Tuesday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2.png?1751823164\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Temps this week will be held a bit below normal, so there&#8217;s your tradeoff.<\/p>\n<p>Additional rounds of showers and storms will show up next week and the models are certainly seeing the potential for some hefty rains over the next few weeks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GFS-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71802\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GFS-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GFS-2.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GFS-2-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GFS-2-768x602.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The latest from the EURO Weeklies shows above normal rainfall through August 20th&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71797\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-2-1.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-2-1-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-2-1-768x600.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That same run keeps our temps close to normal during this same time period&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71799\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"975\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-1.png 975w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-1-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-1-768x597.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The control run of the Euro Weeklies shows temps going below normal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71798\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-3.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-3-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EURO-3-768x603.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I leave you with your storm tracking tools for the day\u2026<\/p>\n<p><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><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 magnificent Monday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Monday, everyone. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are getting ready to take control of the pattern once again. This all too familiar setup will bring the potential for local flash flooding issues this week and, likely, into next week. A cold front drops into the region today, bringing scattered showers and storms along for [&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-71795","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\/71795","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=71795"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71803,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71795\/revisions\/71803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}