Let me begin this discussion as by saying, at one point, this was the biggest Tornado Outbreak to occur since the 1974 Super Outbreak. Now let’s dive into the meat & potatoes. A HIGH RISK by the SPC was placed over the Rust Belt and Great Lakes on that Saturday Afternoon. At that time, the SPC only issued either a Slight or High Risks. It was a classic MidWestern setup as a DryLine like boundary was draped over IL & MO in the afternoon. Strong EML was surging out of the SW so

After a Stormy and rainy Monday for some, Tuesday looks the opposite! Surface High Pressure built in late yesterday to our North and will slowly drag South more into the Lower OH Valley. Much cooler, less muggy and drier conditions will continue through today and also into Wednesday. It may be a touch breezy at times out of the Northeast as the High builds in too. TUES 6/2 Surface Map Forecasted HiRes Temperatures Afternoon Humidity Levels What the selling point for next coup

As we start off Meteorological Summer for Monday, an overnight organized cluster of storms (Mesoscale Convective System) is forecasted to form out of the Midwest and drop Southeast by mid-morning Monday into the Lower OH Valley and MidSouth. RIGHT NOW, the Best placement of Storms will be along & West of I-165 & points WEST into Western KY/TN. Since Friday, the placement has been consistent with trends for where I just mentioned. I think anywhere East of I-165 can still see

On Indy 500 Sunday, if your a racing fan, it was a wet and dreary start across Southern IN and all of KY. A warm front to the Southwest was lifting Northeast across the Region. Moisture began to increase with dewpoints surging well into the Low-70°s from the Southwest. This region was now in the Open Warm Sector ahead of a deepening area of Low Pressure with a Cold Front West of the Mississippi River. The SPC had one of the largest High Risk placements I have ever seen, but t

As light rain will continue to saturate Southern and parts of Western KY, this evening, we will keep that same pattern for SATURDAY. The front will stay put and keep shower chances possible in Afternoon where the boundary will drape. High Pressure will keep North of the Parkways in KY and Southern KY dry. 18zHRRR valid Sat Aftn As of now, SUNDAY looks good with majority of the Region as the Front nudges farther SOUTH keeping us Dry. Temperatures will stay seasonal and pleasa

This was a very memorable Tornado in the Louisville area if anyone remembered it 30 years ago today. In fact, This was the FIRST F4 or higher Tornado to impact the state of KY after April 1974 Outbreak, and the last one before the deadly Western KY EF-4 Tonado in December 2021. Map courtesy of NWS LOUISVILLE That Tuesday began warm and muggy as a frontal boundary was draped along the I-64 Corridor and just North ahead of an approaching Cold Front to the West. An area of Low

Good evening everyone, Chris Evans here. As we have finally gotten through some local days of severe weather I thought it was a good night to fire up a special blog post over a review of the 2024 western Kentucky severe weather outbreak on May 26th in 2024. This tornado caused 1 death and 21 injuries. We will talk about the setup, look at radar and the evolution of this day and how conditions became so favorable for a strong tornado in western Kentucky. This day began with a

Good Late Wednesday Evening, Chief Meteorologist Mike Sils here as we wind down on the rain showers as a Cold Front is trying to sag Southeast as we speak. CURRENT SURFACE MAP via 10pm Wednesday This front will have a hard time to push farther South to bring in drier air, but it doesn’t have enough wind energy to mix out. Thus the front will stay put as we roll into Thursday. Temperatures will fluctuate as to whether you get scattered showers, more clouds vs less showers and

Good Tuesday Evening, Chief Meteorologist Mike Sils here. We saw some decent rainfall in Isolated spots today across South-Central IN, Paducah and Louisville area. OTHERWISE, it was another HOT & Dry Afternoon with many near 90° as the urban areas exceeded them. This was Bowling Greens warmest day of the Year so far. Luckily, we will Not be that Hot on WEDNESDAY. If we keep the clouds around and morning showers, Temperatures will hold steady but the humidity will stick aroun

Good Monday Evening, Chief Meteorologist Mike Sils with you here as we dive into data about Tonight, Tuesday, Wednesday and continuing Rain chances. An old Outflow Boundary from Sunday Night in the Midwest has progressed Eastward over the Ohio Valley; where Heavy rainfall in Southern IN has prompted some flood warnings and localized and Isol’d wind damage reports. A new boundary is trying to drop South in KY where new rounds of showers can expand for parts of Central KY throu

Good evening everyone, Chris Evans here with Zero Meter Chasers. I hope everyone is enjoying this HOT Sunday across the Commonwealth where there were many locations with temperatures in the upper 80s. Looking at satellite, we have a strong area of high pressure in the OH Valley which is keeping us sunny and dry today. Any storm threat is localized in the central US where we currently are watching a severe weather outbreak unfold in multiple states in the central US. Looking a

Good Saturday evening everyone. After a very warm, above normal and stormy week we had across the Commonwealth, the Cold Air finally seeped in late this afternoon with some Sleet. SUNDAY looks to supply us with snow squalls with a “moist” Northwest flow setup. A Trof Axis, attached off Low Pressure, will interact with that Northerly flow and force the “lift” to supply some Snow Squalls across KY. Now, not all will see snow in the state, but I do think with enough cold air alo

Good evening, Chris Evans here with Zero Meter Chasers. The well advertised cold pattern is here and we are within 24 hours of our first bigger snow system. First, we will have to deal with some snow showers overnight tonight into Thursday morning. These snow squalls could briefly cover roadways and the heavier squalls could limit visibility with 20-25 MPH wind gusts. Here is the HRRR's thinking on this setup: Models typically struggle with seeing NW flow snow showers like th

Good afternoon! Chris Evans here with Zero Meter Chasers. Decided to fire up another blog to cover a busy weather pattern next week. It appears we will have 2 separate storms to track next week. Our first chance for wintry weather will come late Monday night into Tuesday morning with another chance next weekend. I want to break our first system down in a couple different timeframes. There is still time for some slight changes in exact placement and totals within the next 24 h

An active weather pattern is unfolding across much of the region, bringing a mix of changing conditions and the possibility of a significant winter system next week. We will have a shot today for some wet snowflakes before turning over to rain this afternoon and tonight. After today, all eyes turn to next week as models are showing signals of a system that could lead to an impactful system. Today's Brief Snow Risk We will have a brief window for possible wet snowflakes this

Good afternoon everyone! Chris Evans here with Zero Meter Chasers and I wanted to talk about the active weather pattern that is incoming for the Holiday weekend and beyond. It does appear that the pattern is really starting to wake up as we head into early December. THANKSGIVING DAY: We will wake up to extremely cold temperatures on Thanksgiving Day with wind chills in mid 20s. We will remain cold during the Day on Thanksgiving with high temperatures in the mid/high 30s and w

Good evening! This is Chris Evans or Kentucky_Wx on Twitter and I decided to fire up the blog tonight to update everyone on Saturday's severe weather threat. There has been lots of chatter and we will cover model data showing timing and impacts of storms Saturday afternoon and evening. We will not be expecting storms on Friday as a high pressure will still be in place allowing for cooler and dry conditions on Friday. The NWS forecast map shows this well. Saturday has been the

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