Highs in 70’s Today with Overcast Skies Good morning, amazingly we are waking up to unseasonably warm temperatures in the mid 60’s which will only continue to rise throughout the day. Check out the yellow map Kentucky Mesonet paints of our current temps below. The Commonwealth look like a big banana! Expect highs to reach […]
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Rain and Warm Weather Incoming
Holy Cow, it is Warm Outside Hey, everyone! Hope we are all doing well on this wonderful Sunday morning. As you’re heading out for Sunday services, or breakfast, or preparing for the playoffs, etc. you will be experiencing some fantastic temps. We are waking up in the upper 40s and low 50s! Just remember not […]
Slight Warm up Ahead of More Cold
Today and Tomorrow? Pretty Nice! First of all, I am making this post exclusive to Christmas Vacation gifs this morning. That is my favorite Christmas movie, and I will use only Christmas Vacation related gifs today. Secondly, today and tomorrow don’t look half bad! We have set up in southwesterly flow ahead of our next […]
Breezy & Warm Today; Strong Storms Possible Tonight
The Headline I think there are a few headlines that I could choose from today. Its looking fairly active across the region over the next few days, and that should keep us plenty busy. Today, we’re waking up to cloudy and breezy conditions, with temperatures in the upper 60s. As a cold front approaches from […]
Storm Chase Day 3: Waynoka, Oklahoma
Thursday was one of the best days of my life. It was a rewarding day after putting in hours of work on analysis, hand analysis and just thinking about the forecast in general. We began the Storm Chase in Woodward, Oklahoma looking to figure out where in the world we were gonna go. It was an extremely […]
Today’s Severe Weather
wxornotBG 3/30/17: Severe weather is the focus today, as a low pressure system sends a cold front plowing east over the area. Posted by Landon Hampton on Thursday, March 30, 2017 Forecast Discussion Good morning, everybody. Well, it looks like today is going to be a bit intense around the region, so buckle up and […]
San Antonio, TX Sees Damaging Tornadoes
On Sunday afternoon, a mid and upper level trough dug into the south-central US. This drew unseasonably high moisture values, and temperatures into the region. The SPC had outlined a severe threat in this region for a few days, but the threat didn’t look as great the day of the event. Wind vectors in the […]
Midday Update: Severe Weather Threat Increasing
As I mentioned this morning in the forecast post, a severe weather threat looked to be in the works this evening as a powerful cold front moves into the region. Well, with the help of southwesterly flow (aka warm air advection), this is looking more likely right now. As a matter of fact, the SPC […]
Squall Line Causes Damage in Bowling Green
Above is a severe weather outlook issued by the Storm Prediction Center on Monday afternoon. Southern Kentucky was not in a slight risk (yellow), barely even within a marginal risk (hunter green). Why is this important? There was wind damage reported across the region, and some pretty significant damage across Bowling Green specifically. Monday was […]
Massive Wildfire Impacts Gatlinburg, TN
Yesterday afternoon, reports began to surface of Gatlinburg, TN being immanently threatened by a wildfire that had started in the Smokies just to its south. The origin of the blaze is unknown, but it was suspected that arson may be to blame for the fire. The fire started on the outskirts of town on Sunday, […]