@wxornotBG Facebook
@wxornotBG Twitter
@wxornotBG Instagram
Real-time radar: Today: Partly Sunny, Scat’d Storms (Potentially Severe). High of 90ºF. Tonight: Storms early, followed by clearing skies. Low of 69ºF. Phew, yesterday was crazy (especially where I was at near Lexington). I just feel like yesterday was just a bunch of craziness, and by the end of the day, I just wanted to […]
Tag: damage
Severe Weather Likely This Afternoon
Real-time Bowling Green weather radar: Today – AM Showers, Afternoon Severe Storms Possible – High 78˚ / Tonight – Severe Storms Possible – Low 54˚ Showers will move out of the region by late morning. Scattered showers are possible throughout the afternoon. Severe storms become increasingly likely by late afternoon. The Storm Prediction Center has placed us […]
Kansas Tornadoes
Parts of Kansas saw some wild weather yesterday evening. Several tornadoes were reported near Wichita and Medicine lodge , Kansas. Here is the SPC storm reports for the day. Notice a majority of the tornado reports occurred in south central Kansas. The supercell near Wichita was really cranking in this radar image. Big Hail! […]
Holy Hail
Large hail impacted the northern tier of our coverage area this afternoon, as a potent multi-cell cluster congealed into one beast of a storm that impacted Butler and Edmonson County. Here’s a look at the hailstones that fell, which ranged from dime to baseball size: Impressive hail indicated by radar just N of Morgantown; headed […]
Cyclone Pam Impacts Pacific Islands
Late last week and into the weekend, a powerful cyclone, Cyclone Pam, slammed into the island chain of Vanuatu. This was one of the more powerful cyclones anywhere in the world within the past year, and it brought significant winds, surge and damage to the island. What was once a green forrest, stripped bare […]
Statewide Tornado Drill Is Tomorrow
This may be news to you, but tomorrow is the statewide tornado drill. At 9:07 AM tomorrow, businesses and schools across the state will practice their tornado safe plans tomorrow in preparation for the severe weather season. Whether it is going over your family’s plan within your home, or seeking shelter in the safe place […]
Insane Footage From Tennessee Ice Storm
While we suffered through a historic snow storm last week, our neighbors in Tennessee went through something much worse… an ice storm. This brings back bad memories from what we experienced back in 2009: The following video from Tom-Robin Boles shows just how bad the storm got with this footage of the aftermath. This footage […]
Tornado Hits Florida Prison
As those of us here in Kentucky have been focusing on winter weather lately, severe weather has been affecting the south. Just this morning, a radar-confirmed tornado struck the Florida panhandle, damaging a prison in Blountstown. No inmates escaped from the Calhoun Correctional Institution, but two workers were injured. According to WFLA in Tampa, the […]
Maps of Storm Reports
Here is a look at some of the graphics produced by the National Weather Service for the severe weather event across Kentucky on October 7th. The first image contains the storm reports while the second image shows the tornado tracks.
Possible Tornadoes Across Kentucky
The NWS is sending out damage survey teams today to portions of north central and eastern Kentucky after a series of intense storms impacted the region yesterday. Today we’re surveying damage in northern Kentucky to determine if any tornadoes touched down there yesterday. pic.twitter.com/RCkx2s2StH — NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) October 8, 2014 >80 severe […]