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Today's Blog: So You're Saying There Is A Chance

From Jude Redfield...

    Sunny skies and humidity that is on the way down sure is nice. As the atmosphere tries to dry itself out it could mean a pop up however. This might be the first time I've ever forecasted a 5% chance. I hate doing it, but I wouldn't be surprised if one or two dots lights up on the radar late today. Check out the future radar below to see what I mean. Summer becomes official in two days and boy is it about to feel like it. The warm front responsible for the many upcoming days in the 90s arrives on the first day of summer (Friday). Make sure to check out Rick DeLuca's forecast at 4pm to see how many 90s we are talking about.

Cold front brings an end to high humidity and rain chances!

The latest round of showers and storms have just about cleared the area with only a few showers remaining across portions of Green, Taylor and Adair Counties. 

This activity will continue to push to the south as a cold front pushes through the area.  

Behind this front, drier air will pour in and will provide us with some very comfortable conditions for the middle of the week.  Not too mention, no chance of storms for a change!  At least for a few days that is.  

Let's time out your Wednesday with AdvanceTrak....

AT is showing some left over cloud cover out the door  in the morning with comfortable temperatures generally in the 60's.

We break out into full sunshine by noon with temps warming through the 70's.

A few fair weather cumulus clouds can be expected during the afternoon.  Temps will be mild for this time of the year and humidity will be much lower.  Enjoy!

Heat, humidity and the chance of showers returns by the weekend.  

Jude will have the latest on WDRB in the Morning.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued!

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Henry and Franklin Counties in Kentucky for a storm capable of producing quarter sized hail and 60 mph winds.  Here are the details from the National Weather Service...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 810 PM EDT

* AT 735 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF
  NEW CASTLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SLABTOWN...LOCKPORT...FALLIS...ORVILLE...GEST...FLAG FORK...
  POLSGROVE...OTTUSVILLE...SWALLOWFIELD AND HARVIELAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

Be sure to join me for a full update on how long the stormy weather will last tonight on WDRB News at 10.

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Strong thunderstorms entering the viewing area.

As I blogged about earler, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 10 pm ET for all of our Indiana Counties plus Trimble County in Kentucky. 

While most of the area remains quiet at this hour, you don't have to go far to see some rough weather.  

A broken line of strong thundestorms are moving into our northern counties right now.  

Although most of the activity remains north of Hwy 50, one lone cell has dropped into Southeastern Lawrence County near Mitchell Indiana.  This cell appears capable of producing some small hail and gusty winds to 45 mph.

The thunderstorms are developing along an advancing cold front that is dropping to the south and will help to push the activity towards the Ohio River over the next few hours.

All of Southern Indiana and areas north of the Bluegrass Parkway in Kentucky are included in a Slight Risk for Severe Weather tonight.  The primary risks include damaging high winds and hail.

I'll have a full update for you on WDRB News at 6:30 and 7 on WBKI.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued!

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for counties on the Indiana side of the river in addition to Trimble County in Kentucky until 10 pm ET.

Here are the details from SPC...

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 324
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   255 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
     CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
     PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
     EXTREME NORTHERN KENTUCKY

   * EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 155 PM UNTIL
     900 PM CDT.

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
     SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH OF
   SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS TO 30 MILES NORTH OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

In addition to the Watch, areas along and north of the Bluegrass Parkway are included in a Slight Risk of Severe Weather this evening and overnight.  

I'm tracking an area of thunderstorm activity that has been developing over East-Central Illinois.

Already some of these storms have become severe and they are expected to increase in coverage as they drop southeast this evening.  The primary risks with these storms will be damaging winds in excess of 60 mph and also the possibility of some sizeable hail.  

I'll have a full update this evening starting on WDRB News at 4. 

 

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Today's Blog: Severe Weather Outlook

From Jude Redfield...

    This is day three of a weather pattern that simply hasn't changed much. What does this mean??? More late day and evening storms producing LOCALIZED heavy rain along with a small scale damaging wind threat for some(not everyone gets storms today & tonight).  After the heavy rain in the last couple of days be on the lookout for flash flooding. I wouldn't rule out a couple slow movers producing 1"-2" in VERY ISOLATED locations during 30-60 minute intervals. Look below at future radar as I think it is doing a great job of handling the situation later today.  **I see no evidence that would support a larger scale severe weather situation than what we have seen over the last couple of days** While this points to a small chance, don't forget it only takes one storm in the wrong place at the wrong time. Jeremy Kappell will have new blogs posted this afternoon. Enjoy the summer sun and warmth! -Jude

Today's Blog: We Needed Rain, But Not This Much

From Jude Redfield...

    I wanted to show estimated rain amounts going back to Father's Day. Our heavy duty two day totals have come up to around 5" in some areas.  Yesterday was the worst as some minor flooding was noted. While we have seen a few reports of severe weather in the last couple of days we have been lucky to escape with minor damage and thankfully no injuries.     

    **We have the risk for a few more severe storms later today so stay tuned for an updated severe weather blog shortly**

Torrential rainfall leads to flooding across Kentuckiana.

For a second day in a row, strong storms developed with the heating of the day today.  Only this time, the storms moved much slower and in some cases, they dropped a lot more rain!  

Rainfall estimates according to Doppler Radar show a large area of 2 to more than 3 inches of rain for East-Central portions of Jefferson County. 

Most of this fell over a short period of time between 5 and 6 pm causing lots of minor flooding around the Highlands, St. Matthews, J-town, and into the Clifton neighborhood. 

Photo courtesy Tia Jenkins - Brownsboro Road, Clifton, KY

The heavy rain a huge chunk of Kentuckiana with most areas picking up at least an inch of rainfall and some areas closer to 3 or even 4!  

We needed the rain, just not all at the same time!

Although the rain continues for much of the area, it is much lighter now and the flood threat appears to be diminishing.

A few more storms will be possible tomorrow afternoon.  

Jude will have a full update on WDRB in the Morning.

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Following torrential rainfall, storms are redeveloping!

After a huge storm blew up over Louisville prompting a severe thunderstorm warning earlier this evening, the city has had a chance to dry out a bit.  Good thing too, according to radar estimates, the eastern part of the county picked up between 1 and 3 inches of rainfall causing some minor flooding.  

Additional thunderstorm flooding has been reports across parts of Hardin, Larue and into Marion Counties where as much as two feet of standing water was reported on the streets in Lebanon earlier.  

Current radar shows scattered showers and storms redeveloping over Louisville and for much of the metro area with the heaviest activity located near Georgetown in Floyd County.

To the south, numerous showers continue with a line of heavy storms stretching from near Campbellsville through Munfordville and Leitchfield.  

These storms are feeding off a very moist airmass and as a weak area of low pressure approaches from the west, may help to increase the threat for more heavy rainfall across parts of our area tonight.  

I'll have the latest on those storm chances tonight on WDRB News at 10.  

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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Louisville!

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Louisville, Clarksville and Jeffersonville for a storm capable of producing damaging winds and hail.  See latest details from the National Weather Service here...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 535 PM EDT

* AT 504 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER DOWNTOWN
  LOUISVILLE...AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO BE NEAR...
  ST. MATTHEWS AROUND 510 PM EDT.
  OKOLONA AROUND 515 PM EDT.
  LYNDON AROUND 520 PM EDT.
  JEFFERSONTOWN AND HIGHVIEW AROUND 530 PM EDT.
  FERN CREEK AND MIDDLETOWN AROUND 535 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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