Western Kentucky, including Christian, Todd, Trigg and other counties at the Tennessee border, have been upgraded to an ‘enhanced’ risk of severe weather for Saturday, and heavy rain will start moving in Friday night.
In a conference call Friday afternoon, Mike York with the National Weather Service in Paducah says while they can’t be sure where exactly some severe storms may develop, they are very confident that there will be widespread heavy rain across the area starting tonight and into Saturday. He says people could see an average of two to four inches of rain, with isolated higher amounts possible.
Some strong to severe storms could pop up Friday evening, but the bulk of the severe risk seems to set for Saturday, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. York says it seems currently that a squall line could develop that has severe storms embedded in it, with damaging winds the primary threat, though tornadoes can’t be ruled out.
York says that storm front should be past Hopkinsville by around 5 p.m. and it will take the storm threat with it—after that, temperatures will plunge quickly. Some folks might see a little snow, but no real accumulation is expected at this time. If there’s any water standing on roadways or other surfaces, those could freeze, so motorists are advised to give yourself extra time and watch for ice while traveling Sunday morning.
The region remains under a Flood Watch until Saturday afternoon.
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