Interesting

Some areas may catch a flurrie esp west of the US 41.


SHORT TERM FORECASTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY734 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2007ILZ090-092>094-KYZ001>013-016-017-021-022-MOZ111-112-114-231429-ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-CALDWELL KY-CALLOWAY KY-CARLISLE KY-CHRISTIAN KY-CRITTENDEN KY-FULTON KY-GRAVES KY-HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-MISSISSIPPI MO-MUHLENBERG KY-NEW MADRID MO-POPE IL-PULASKI IL-SCOTT MO-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAIRO...HOPKINSVILLE...MADISONVILLE...MAYFIELD...MURRAY...NEW MADRID...PADUCAH...SIKESTON734 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2007.NOW...A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW GRAINS WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THEJACKSON PURCHASE AREA...MOST OF THE PENNYRILE REGION...AND EXTREMESOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI THIS MORNING. BY 830 AM...THIS PRECIPITATIONWILL BE SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE BORDER. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.$$DB

West KY Not unstable enough

Looks like West KY dodged severe weather. Maype an isolated strong storm now mostly rain with some claps of thunder and some locally heavy rain. Coolor temps after midnight you will start to feel it if you have your windows opened.

Maype an isolated severe towards Paris TN tohugh Cape Values 500j/kg or slightly above so a T-storm watch isi n effect for Paris till 11pm.

Updated Slight Risk across parts of West KY

There is a slight risk of severe weather with a threat of hail, tornadoes, and winds. The greatest threat of severe weather is in the Jackson Purchase area. So watch out for watches and warnings today and tonight as a strong front comes slamming though,

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

Some drama for Thanksgiving Travels

Hey by the looks still looks like the greatest threat of severe weather appears to be in Kentucky and Tennessee. Strong Forcing and good wind shear could make this a nasty day. Luckily instability values aren't that high there is not a lot of clearing for casted. Remember with that mini tornado outbreak in Tennessee this time last week instability values weren't that impressive either. That was a paint program were I highlighting the risks

Thankgivers Travels

There is now more concern about some nasty weather the day before Thanksgiving and wild weather for Thanksgiving . A powerful arctic cold front will charge though West KY late Wednesday. Bringing with it rain and thunderstorms some severe. Right now the best combination of marginal cape values like around 500j/kg and good shear is in west KY and parts of TN so it is something to watch. Be careful and be aware of the changing forecast in the travel season. More information coming up. Also some flurries and light snow showers can;t be ruled out for eastern sections of west KY but no accumulation is expected.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

Review of 2006-2007 Winter

Something I posted on My Space about how last winter was in West Kentucky also includes Middle Tennessee information.


Facts* Mild to Moderate El Nino Winter* A warm December and January followed by and a cold February with a cold snap and some snowfall.* Nashville recorded 2.2 inches of snow all of West KY and Mid TN had below average snowfall.* Biggest snowfall was from Feb 1st-4th period and again on Feb 17th* A potential Winter Storm hit the area hard on Dec 1st. Not with snow even though a few areas recorded a trace of the white stuff, but with high winds. Several areas got raked with 50MPH winds and very bitter arctic air. Scattered power outages and a shock of temps in the upper 10's to lower 20's occurred, after record highs in the mid 70's occurred the last days of November.* A very disappointing winter with predictions of possible heavy snowfalls and severe weather, but most never came true across Western Kentucky . * Just to the west Springfield and St Louis areas recorded one of there worst overall winters in awhile.* Even South Central Texas dealt with a paralyzing ice storm that went from South Central Texas though Iowa, Nebraska, all the plains states into Illinois and Missouri in January. Kentucky experienced steady rain and some minor flooding during this time.* All the snow followed by a long lasting but not necessary intense cold snap though February which lasted from Jan 31st-Feb18th* One spot in Middle Tennessee near Jamestown did pick up a very isolated 7 inch snowfall during the Feb 17th snowstorm. The rest of the Plateau recorded 3-5 inches of snow. And parts of Mid Tn and West KY mostly north and east of the lakes received 1- 3.5 inches of snow.* A few brief but quick 1-3 inch snowfalls fell across West Ky and Mid TN from Feb 1st-4th. This prompted Snow and Winter Weather Advisories and along with Feb 17th was the only snowfall event of the season.What will happen in the Winter of 2007-2008 time will only tell. Jet Stream and systems on the east coast could pay big snow dividends if everything goes right.

Last Day of WWA 2007 for Kentucky

This is the last day of Winter Awareness Week 2007. This is my first blog on this cool blogger web site. With all the great blogs in Tenneesee and other states I wanted to make one for West KY.

For some Winter facts
- Paduach- Snowfall average for a season is 10.2 inches of snowfall.
Around Hopkinsville around 8 inches is the norm.

- Some years only a trace or a few inches have fallen in West KY. Some years like 1977-1978 over 37 inches have landed on Western Kentucky Land. With a La Nina year and current trends warmer than average and wetter than average temps are expected.

Check out this link for Winter Weather Awareness Links
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=pah&storyid=10930&source=0
http://www.weather.gov/om/winter/index.shtml
http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_252_,00.html
http://www.weather.com/ready/winter/risk.html?from=wxready_eastcentral

Have a good day friends.