Western Kentucky, along with most of the region, remains under an enhanced risk for severe weather Wednesday.
In a conference call Tuesday afternoon, Meteorologist Sean Poulus with the National Weather Service in Paducah says the bulk of the severe weather Tuesday night should remain northwest of the area, but they can’t rule out some storm development mostly in southern Missouri and southern Illinois.
After that, attention turns to Wednesday, when Poulus says the cold front should begin moving through the region, bringing with it severe storms that have damaging winds as the main threat, though an isolated tornado and hail cannot be ruled out.
There remains a lot of uncertainty on the timing of the event Wednesday, with Poulus saying at the moment it seems western Kentucky could see storm development in the afternoon hours.
Poulous says there also exists some flooding risk in western Kentucky Wednesday, as heavy rain could fall as the cold front moves over the area.
A wind advisory has been issued for all of western Kentucky and surrounding areas, in effect from 4 a.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesday, with sustained winds of 20 miles per hour and gusts of up to 40 miles per hour possible outside of any storms that develop.
Stayed tuned to the WHOP Family of Stations and our social media outlets for any watches or warnings in this developing storm system.
