{"id":72395,"date":"2025-09-04T01:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=72395"},"modified":"2025-09-04T01:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:14:14","slug":"strong-storms-and-heavy-rains-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=72395","title":{"rendered":"Strong Storms and Heavy Rains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Thursday, everyone. We have the first of two fall cold fronts blasting across the Commonwealth today. This is bringing a healthy band of showers and a few strong storms along for the ride. The next front looks to do the same late Friday into Saturday as very chilly air crashes in.<\/p>\n<p>Before we get to the look ahead, here&#8217;s a look back at the average summer temps for the eastern half of the country. Kentucky came in around normal to slightly above normal from June through August&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-MAP.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72397\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-MAP.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-MAP.png 958w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-MAP-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-MAP-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s weather is highlighted by our cold front bringing a few rounds of showers and storms with it. The action clears out from northwest to southwest this afternoon and evening, but not before leaving behind some beneficial rains. A half to 2&#8243; of rain will fall in a few swaths of central and eastern Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the storms in the east and southeast may be locally severe with damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center continues to highlight this low-end risk today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1.png?1755347105\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Temps ahead of this front spike to near 80 in the far southeast early today before dropping through the 70s and into the 60s. Areas dealing with rain early on may not make it to 70 at all today.<\/p>\n<p>Friday is a busy day as a southwest wind cranks ahead of the next front. That boosts temps into the 80s before showers and storms go up during the evening hours. Some of these may cause lightning delays for high school football action. Check out the lightning forecast from the EURO late Friday afternoon through early Saturday afternoon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EURO-3-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72403\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EURO-3-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can some of the storms being strong or locally severe Friday evening? I can&#8217;t say no. Here&#8217;s the Friday 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_swody2.png?1756832774\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The showers and storms drop through early Saturday with lingering showers into, at least, early Saturday afternoon. The NAM is lingering this stuff pretty late into the day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NAM.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72405\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NAM.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If clouds and rain linger through the entire afternoon, temps in the upper 50s and low 60s will be noted. If the skies clear out, highs reach 65-70 for many. The NAM is on board with the Pot of Chili potential&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NAM-2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72406\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NAM-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunday and Monday are rather brisk fall days with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s with lows deep into the low and middle 40s.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to watch one system in the tropics, but it is way out there in the Atlantic&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/xgtwo\/two_atl_7d0.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If that can develop, it&#8217;s something that COULD threaten the US in about 10 days or so. IF.<\/p>\n<p>I leave you with your storm tracking toys for the day\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWARNINGS.jpg\" alt=\"Warnings\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWARNINGS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWATCHES.jpg\" alt=\"Watches\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWATCHES.jpg\" \/><\/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 great Thursday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Thursday, everyone. We have the first of two fall cold fronts blasting across the Commonwealth today. This is bringing a healthy band of showers and a few strong storms along for the ride. The next front looks to do the same late Friday into Saturday as very chilly air crashes in. Before we get [&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-72395","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\/72395","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=72395"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72412,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72395\/revisions\/72412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}