Category Archives: Kentucky Weather

Field Methods Class–Day 1 Recap

The class nailed the forecast target area where cells fired up early afternoon and dropped two tornadoes.  However, they were high precipitation super cells so unless we got dangerously close we would not be able to see the reported tornadoes … Continue reading →

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Field Methods Class–Day 1

The first day of the class started early in Tulsa, OK where the students were learning the daily rituals of the trip.  Each morning the students will conduct their own individual surface analysis and state where they would position the … Continue reading →

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WKU’s Field Methods in Weather Analysis and Forecasting Trip

Hello blog readers… I am happy to report that our annual Fields Methods class has already embarked on our trip across the Great Plains in search of weather and greater understanding. With any luck (and a little skill), we will … Continue reading →

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forecast for weekend

Highlights – scattered showers and storms still in the forecast for Thursday – much welcomed dry period Friday and Saturday – another frontal system Sunday Forecast: The frontal boundary which produced numerous rounds of severe weather and flooding over a … Continue reading →

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forecast for first half of week

Highighlights: – frontal boundary to remain in region throughout forecast period – periods of thunderstorms each day with severe weather threats – risk for flash flooding by Wednesday night Discussion: A frontal boundary which has been nearly stationary along the … Continue reading →

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Severe Weather Possible Late Tuesday.

Highlights -Big Warm-up through Tues. -Severe weather potential Tuesday Night into Wed. -Heavy rain not out of the question Tues. night into Wed. Forecast As the trough that affected last weekend’s weather moves offshore, a ridge has begun to build … Continue reading →

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Severe Chances Fri?

Highlights • Approaching low pressure system will bring clouds Thursday night • Severe weather threat on Fri, with more moderate/heavy rain possible. • Highs in mid 50’s on Saturday, returning to the 70’s by Monday. Forecast As convection and severe … Continue reading →

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Severe Threat Decreasing; Near-Record Highs Tomorrow

The severe weather threat for Sunday evening / Monday morning advertised earlier this week now appears to be much smaller than initially thought. Both the GFS and the NAM have pushed back the timing of the cold frontal passage to … Continue reading →

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More Severe Weather Chances This Weekend

According to the Storm Prediction Center, the Bowling Green area has a chance of seeing severe weather each of the next 3 days. Here’s the convective outlook for tomorrow: The severe threat tomorrow looks to be marginal. Some degree of … Continue reading →

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Severe Weather Recap

As expected, a large severe weather outbreak took place over the southeastern U.S. yesterday. However, it turned out to be even bigger than expected, with over 1,200 instances of severe weather reported between 7 AM CDT Monday and noon today. … Continue reading →

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