1. Our dry streak across the region continues. However we have a low pressure system moving across the great lakes today which will bring with it a week cool frontal passage through the region. Moisture return ahead of the front will be in a narrow zone immediately ahead of the front as the atmosphere will not be able to moisten up ( yesterday relative humidites near 30%) sufficiently enough to produce anything more than scattered showers and thunder. Highs should be able to reach the lower 90’s with southerly advection ahead of the front even with some increase in clouds late.
2. Tomorrow the front departs the region with clearing skies by the afternoon and a switch in wind direction which should keep highs Wednesday near 80. However I could see clouds and isolated activity hang on in the morning.
3. Our next real chance for rain may be Friday from the leftovers of tropical storm Hermine which currently over south Texas.
4. This will be the first day of daily discussions on the blog as we resume a normal schedule with classes back in session. We will also have several new authors in addition to myself. Tomorrow I will provide a quick update on the weather followed by an overview of our new WRF model.
this from the nws…
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
427 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010
KYZ062-071-073-074-076-072130-
ALLEN-BARREN-EDMONSON-METCALFE-WARREN-
327 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010
…STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING…HEAVY RAIN…AND
GUSTY WINDS MOVING ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
AT 323 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF
GLASGOW TO MEMPHIS JUNCTION…AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE…AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH…ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT…
THREE SPRINGS…
GLASGOW…
this from the nws…
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
529 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010
KYC061-227-072145-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-100907T2145Z/
EDMONSON KY-WARREN KY-
429 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN WARREN AND SOUTHWESTERN EDMONSON COUNTIES…
AT 423 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60
MPH. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR ANNA IN NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY AND
ARE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT…
NICK AND WINDYVILLE…
CHALYBEATE AND RHODA…
This storm looks like a strong storm on doppler winds to 40 mph are most likely from this storm in the next half hour as it moves north of Bowling Green.