The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm WATCH for all of south central Kentucky until 9pm this evening. The atmosphere across western and central Kentucky continues to become more unstable as we’ve progressed through the afternoon, providing an environment conductive for strong to severe thunderstorm development. Looking at meteorological parameters, it’s looking more […]
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WxRecap: Wednesday, April 5 Severe Thunderstorms
Wednesday was a fairly active severe weather day across not only our area, but much of the east and southeastern portion of the country. In fact, Wednesday had the greatest potential for major severe weather we have seen in quite awhile. We escaped major destructive weather but that doesn’t mean we didn’t see some […]
Thursday Severe Weather Update
12:15PM Midday Severe Weather Update Posted by Landon Hampton on Thursday, March 30, 2017 Threats: The greatest severe weather threats associated with this system are damaging winds, hail, and torrential rain. The possibility of isolated tornadoes is also on the table, but the threat is low. With the possibility of torrential rain also comes the […]
Midday Severe Weather Update
12:15PM Midday Severe Weather Update Posted by Landon Hampton on Thursday, March 30, 2017
NWS Confirms Two Tornadoes Struck South-Central Kentucky
After the severe weather that impacted our region on Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service has now confirmed that two tornadoes struck south-central Kentucky early Wednesday morning. The first tornado struck in the western portion of Butler County south of Rochester at approximately 12:35 AM CST and was on the ground for around 2 minutes. The […]
wxornotBG vlog 3/2/17
Recapping a wild Wednesday, then looking at sunny, much cooler conditions today and Friday. Rain chances return late this weekend into early next week. Details in the morning vlog:
Severe Weather, Including Possible Tornadoes, Strikes South-Central Kentucky
The storm system that impacted south central Kentucky late last night into the early morning hours of today was poised to be the greatest threat for severe weather in quite some time. In terms of the number of severe weather reports, it didn’t disappoint in that respect… The Storm Prediction Center nailed their forecast for […]
wxornotBG vlog 2/23/17
Partly cloudy skies will join unseasonably warm temperatures today. We’ll make a solid run at the 80s come Friday, before the potential for strong/severe storms arrives Friday afternoon into Friday evening.
Portions of New Orleans Cleaning Up After Damaging Tornado
Earlier this week, the southeast was impacted by a somewhat rare but by no means unprecedented February severe weather outbreak. And the hardest hit area was, without a doubt, the greater New Orleans area. According to the storm survey from NWS New Orleans, an EF-3 tornado touched down at 11:12am CT in an area known as […]
EF-0 Tornado Confirmed Near Glasgow, KY
Late Saturday afternoon, an EF-0 tornado affected a small area just east/southeast of Glasgow, KY, along Morrison Park Road. According to the National Weather Service in Louisville, KY, the tornado was rated an EF-0, with winds of 70-80 mph along its 1.5 mile path, following a damage survey this morning. An EF-0 is the weakest […]