Lake Day 5 out of 5 Friday

We can already call Friday a 5 out of 5 lake day. Perfect weather on that day with highs around 90ish and mostly sunny skies. I will also do a lake day for the 4th of July as well. Although not related to Friday the heat starts to pick up and with it the rain chances as well into the 4th of July.

Independence Day Celebrations

http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/2011-Independence-Day-celebrations-around-the-region-124676979.html
From WPSD the Independence Day Celebrations for areas of West KY and NW Mid TN from the lakes westward.

Also remember the firework events in Hopkinsville(Fair), along Ohio River(Henderson/Owensboro). Even down into Middle TN in the Clarksville and Nashville TN areas.

Cold air Funnel in Southern Christian County

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=pah&storyid=70103&source=0
Cold Air Funnel in Southern Christian County this morning.

4th of July events across Western KY.

http://www.explorekentuckylake.com/lakesarea/events/fourthofjuly.htm
4th of July events in the LBL area. Don't forget about other 4th of July events at Western Kentucky State fair in Hopkinsville. Glory Day's Festival in Mayfield. 4th of July celebrations along the Ohio River in Henderson/Owensboro as well are some of the events you can enjoy this 4th of July.

Widespread Damaging winds likely

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Congrats Western KY and Middle TN north of I-40 you are proud recipients of Severe Thunderstorm Watch number 566. This reward expires at 8pm.

Storms

Storms from west of Uniontown KY and over from La Center to Columbus KY may go severe at any moment. These storms may pick up in forward speed and be impacting your community sooner than you think. I would across Western KY and far NW Middle TN postpone any outdoor activities until the storms clear

T-Storm Watch likely

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md1416.html
Severe Thunderstorm Watch likely.

June 27th overview

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Flash Flood Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MASSAC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
CARLISLE COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
GRAVES COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT

Several reports of flooding and water rescues are coming out of the Paducah KY area.

Update

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for all of Western KY till 9am damaging winds possible in the strongest storms.

Lake Day 3 out of 5 for Sunday due to Scattered Storms.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Cancelled

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Western KY has been cancelled due to storms not forming. Some storms may form later tonight but their severity is up in the air.

Purchase a Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for: Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves Hickman, Livingston, McCracken counties till 8pm

2,000th post

Happy 2,000 post of Western KY Blogspot.

Severe Storm Threat later today

Severe Storms do appear possible behind this mess of rain moving across the Lake Barkley area as of now. We will need to watch and see if storms across Missouri will get organized and try to make a run at Western Kentucky. If they do damaging winds could occur.

Scattered Thunderstorms

Beware of Scattered Thunderstorms today. Lake Day of 3 out of 5 today. Shouldn't be an all day event but like this morning scattered thunderstorms are possible at anytime.

Beware of Lightning

Don't forget about lightning awareness week this weekend at the lake. Some scattered storms are possible from tonight into Sunday. Not a total washout but beware of lightning in any thunderstorms you may run into this weekend.

Noaa Report

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/special-reports/2011-spring-extremes/

Spring 2011 Noaa report on the extreme Spring/April 2011.

Lake Day 4 out of 5

Lake Day of 4 out of 5 for tomorrow across all area lakes. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 80's with some chance of rain after sunset Friday.

Tornado Watch just to the east and south of Western KY.

Tornado Watch 541 will be going out for several Middle TN counties. Western KY(with the exception of South-Central KY counties Logan,Warren, Simpson) are not included. The threat of storms may extend into Northern Middle TN but should stay east of the cold front which is over Southwestern KY.

Tornado Watch Ballard/McCracken Counties

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0531.html
Tornado Watch till 8pm for Ballard and McCracken Counties. Some storms with hail/wind may move into far Northwestern and Western parts of Kentucky this afternoon.

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Severe storms possible.

There is a chance for more severe weather Tuesday(along the OH/MS Rivers) and Wednesday(all of Western KY). Watch out for severe storms and for lightning.

Tornado Watch again

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=KYZ012&warncounty=KYC221&firewxzone=KYZ012&local_place1=3+Miles+SSE+Cadiz+KY&product1=Tornado+Watch

Storms coming shortly

Ballard, McCracken,Union,Crittenden,Livingston counties: Prepare for widespread damaging winds in the next hour. This Derecho has had a history of producing damaging winds in excess of 80MPH. No warnings yet but they will likely be coming up shortly.

Lake Day update

Lake Day forecast of 2 out of 5 for before 1pm. Lake Day forecast of 4 out of 5 after 1pm for today.

Flash Flood Watch

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=KYZ005&warncounty=KYC145&firewxzone=KYZ005&local_place1=Lone+Oak+KY&product1=Flash+Flood+Watch
Flash Flood Watch for Western KY till 1pm.

Confidence Level Severe Storms- 3 out of 5
Flooding- 3 out of 5

Tornado Watch 510

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0510.html
Tornado Watch 510 for Western KY till 10am

June 18th overview

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The light after the rain.

For my lake fans it appears some clearing is going on. Some isolated storms could still form behind this mess of rain, but not widespread like this morning. The KY lake area may clear out in about a hour.

Some wind threat

Confidence Level of 2 out of 5 for severe storms. Locally to Scattered damaging winds will be possible in the strongest storms today as well.

Lake Day update

Lake Day 3 out of 5 for all lakes and rivers in Western KY and NW Mid TN. Several MCS systems will move across the area there will likely be some breaks in the action, but also there will be some storms.

Lake Update

Some isolated to scattered storms are forming over the LBL area throughout the afternoon. Anytime you hear thunder or see a darkening sky take action to avoid being a target for lightning.

Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Includes Livingston, Crittenden, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg northward towards the Henderson/Owensboro KY areas. This watch has been issued as a MCS moves from Southern Illinois into NW KY this afternoon. A damaging wind threat may exist.

Amber Alert

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=pah&wwa=child+abduction+emergency
Amber Alert for Kentucky.

Lake Day 4 out of 5

Lake Day of 4 out of 5 for all Western KY and NW Mid TN lake areas. Warmer temperatures and sunshine look to be present. Some isolated thunderstorm may form as well as the warm front moves through the area..

Putehue Erupts in Chile with some pictures

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/06/chiles-puyehue-volcano-erupts/100081/
Chile's Puyehue Volcano Erupts with some neat pictures.

Hailstorms of June

Some half dollar plus sized hail is possible near Dunmor(Muhlenberg County) near Lafayette/Roaring Springs(Trigg/Christian).

Update on Junestorms

Hen Egg sized hail was reported in Nashville at Harding Road and I-24. Those storms will move to the south and east of Nashville. Isolated strong to severe storms may fire across Western KY.

Possible T-Storm Watch

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md1229.html
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Mid TN and possibly portions of SW KY as well coming soon.

Weather Update

Some chance of strong to severe storms is possible across the Purchase area of Western KY late tonight into the wee morning hours of tomorrow. If a MCS which should form in Missouri and move into the area stays strong damaging winds may occur low confidence. Confidence level of 1 out of 5.

As well as during tomorrow afternoon if we can destabilize enough from the morning activity. Hail and Wind may occur if any stronger storms form also low confidence.

June 14th overview

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Severe WX Possible. Tues-Wed

The severe threat will be west of Western KY tonight. Tomorrow into Wednesday will be the main severe weather threats.

Slight Risk of Severe Storms

Slight Risk of Severe storms for far Western KY for later today. The bigger threat will be tomorrow and Wednesday. A strong line or cluster of storms will move into the area. Damaging Winds and Large Hail could occur all across Western KY and Middle TN will any clustered activity that may occur.

Strong to Severe Storms

There is a chance of strong to severe storms today. Mostly west of the LBL area where damaging winds and large hail will be the main threats of any severe storm. Tuesday and Wednesday may also feature some isolated to scattered damaging wind and hail potential across Western KY and Middle TN.

Update

4 out of 5 lake day today instead of 5 out of 5. Some clouds are hanging around. There may be a slight chance of storms late tonight but this will be west of the LBL area and more towards US 45 westward. MCS factory is in effect from Monday into Wednesday. Could get some damaging winds anytime in that timeframe if an organized MCS forms.

Lake Day Update

Lake Day of 5 out of 5 tomorrow as the storms clear. No one should be on the lakes of LBL now due to the storms. These storms should clear out later tonight and be clearer and not quite as hot for tomorrow.

Thunder Boomers could Approach Lakes Area.

Some showers and thunderstorms will move into the lakes in around an hour or so and continue into the early evening. These storms shouldn't be severe, but anyone on the lakes will have to deal with a lightning threat with any nearby storm. Remember that lightning can strike 10+ miles away from a storm. So even distant storms need to be watched.

Lake Day 3 out of 5

Lake Day 3 out of 5 for the LBL and Lake Malone areas today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms mixed with sunshine are the forecast today.

Lake Day of 4 out of 5 tommorow.

Lake Day of 4 out of 5 for tomorrow. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible during the heat of the day. Other then that should be a great lake day.

Isoalted Storms possible

Some very isolated storms may form in Western KY and Middle TN if you hear thunder please seek shelter in a car, house, or protected structure. Don't be out on the water in or around a thunderstorm.

Big Solar Flare

http://beta.news.yahoo.com/unusual-solar-storm-could-disrupt-earth-communications-194814480.html

A big sized solar flare could possibly cause disruptions in satellite and communication signals over the next few days. People in Western Kentucky may even get to see the northern lights.

A Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake occurred in Eastern Missouri.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc00041ic.php#details
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake in Eastern Missouri occurred this morning.

Another Update

Severe threat for Western KY and far NW Middle TN is over. Do think the atmosphere should be overworked enough to prevent more severe storms from firing. Isolated showers and thunderstorms may still occur so if you are on the lakes beware of those.

Update

A line of Severe Storms extends from Dawson Springs to Morgantown KY moving southward. Anyone on any pond, lake, or other waterway to the south of this line needs to get out there and seek shelter. 50 to 70MPH winds could occur on this line. Upwards to 50MPH winds may occur on the outflow boundary moving into Christian,Todd, and Logan Counties.

Also Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Trigg, Christian, and Todd Counties till 5pm

For anyone in Lake Malone area

If you are or know anyone who is in the Lake Malone area of SE Muhlenberg and far NE Todd into NW Logan Counties. It is time to get out of the water and seek shelter in a car or building. 60MPH+ winds are possible in this area within the next 45 mins.

Thunderstorm Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
HENDERSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
MCLEAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
NORTH CENTRAL MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT.

Thunderstorm Warning for Henderson KY area

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Henderson County in Western KY till 11am. Wind gusts up to 60MPH are possible in the Henderson KY community.

Update on Storms

Update Eastern Union/Henderson/Daviess/Webster/Mclean Counties: A little line segment of strong to even possibly severe storms is in SW Indiana. These storms if they strengthen could pose a damaging wind threat. Henderson/Owensboro will receive these storms in about 1 hour.

Confidence level of severe storms is 1 out of 5 for today across Western Kentucky.

Lake Day Update

Lake Day of 3 out of 5 for along the Ohio River and Lake Malone. Lake Day of 4 out of 5 for the LBL area. Watch out for scattered thunderstorms.

Update Lake Day forecast

A 4 out of 5 Lake Day for all Lakes and Rivers in Western KY and NW Middle TN. An isolated storm may produce damaging winds. Despite that it appears a good lake day is in the works.

Lake Day outlook for Sunday the 5th

Lake Day of 4 out of 5 for the LBL area. An isolated thunderstorm and Heat Index values of 100 to 105 prevent this from being a perfect lake day, but it still will be a good one. Lake Day of 3 out of 5 for the Lake Malone area. A few severe storms with wind/hail may form, but coverage isn't expected to be widespread. This is for tomorrow.

A good listen

http://www.weatherbrains.com/audio/wb050211.mp3
Talks about the Meteorologist's and Storm Chasers in Alabama during the 4/27 tornado outbreak. Shows the emotional impact of even storm chasers and meteorologists along with the citizens in Alabama. Lets hope this never happens in KY or anywhere in the world.

Lake Day Update

Lake Day of 4 out of 5 for Calloway, Marshall counties in KY, and Henry county in TN due to the Heat Advisory. A 5 out of 5 lake day elsewhere. Everyone stay hydrated on the lakes.

Lake Day for tommorow.

5 out of 5 lake day for Lake Malone and the all of the LBL area except for Henry County. A 4 out of 5 lake day for Henry County which includes most of the Paris Landing State Park. The reason for the 4 out of 5 lake day in Henry County is due to the Heat Advisory which is in effect with Heat Index values around 105. 100-104 Heat Index values are possible elsewhere. Stay Hydrated out on the lakes tomorrow.

Dog Days of!!! Early June?

Heat Index Values of 100 to 104 are possible across Western KY and NW Middle TN today and throughout the weekend. A Heat Advisory is in effect for Henry/Decatur Counties in TN where HI values around 105 are possible for today. This could be extended for these 2 counties through Saturday and Sunday as well.

Lake Day 5 out of 5 remains

Hot Hot and more hot for Western Kentucky this week and Middle TN. Lake Day of 5 out of 5 remains for today. It will be quite hot so stay hydrated out there.

Lake Day of 5 out of 5

Tomorrow's Lake Day forecast index is a 5 out of 5. Conditions are expected to be dry and pretty hot. Luckily dew points will stay below 70 allowing HI values to hover around the actual temperatures which will be in the mid 90's. Do stay hydrated to prevent dehydration while on Western KY's Waterways.

May 23-25th overview

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=pah&storyid=69097&source=0
Western KY got lucky on May 25th with only 1 EF-0, but widespread wind damage did occur. Also that EF-2 touchdown in Big Rock TN and moved just to the north of Oak Grove KY back on the 23rd.