There is a SLIGHT RISK for severe weather today. As soon as SPC updates their maps, we will post them... TODAY: Partly cloudy with a 60% chance of thunderstorms, some could be severe. High around 89. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with a 60% chance of thunderstorms, some could be severe. Low around 72 (NWS) ~~~~Hazardous Weather Outlook~~~~ A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING. EARLY ON...THESE STORMS WILL PRIMARILY POSE A HEAVY RAIN CONCERN. THE REMNANTS OF THIS COMPLEX WILL LIKELY AID IN THE REGENERATIONOF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. EXTREME INSTABILITY AND INCREASINGLY STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT A SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL SHIFT INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION BY EVENING. ALSO TODAY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE A HAZARD ON AREA LAKES...AS DETAILED IN THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 IN SOME LOCATIONS. REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. ~~~~Lake Wind Advisory~~~~ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...REACHING SUSTAINED 15 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HIGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES DUE TO BREEZY CONDITIONS AND GUSTING WINDS WILL CREATE A HAZARD TO WATERCRAFT...WHICH MAY BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FOR SMALLER MARINE VESSELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. ~~~~Special Weather Statement~~~~ ...HEAT INDEX BETWEEN 100 AND 105 THIS AFTERNOON... THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT BETWEEN 90 AND 95 DEGREES ALONG WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL PRODUCE PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 THIS AFTERNOON. THOSE SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE TODAY SHOULD TAKE IT EASY AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT UNCERTAINTY IN THE THUNDERSTORM FORECAST TODAY MAY IMPACT THE HEAT INDEX FORECAST AS WELL. THE EFFECT OF CLOUDS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY WORK TO KEEP TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES LOWER THAN FORECAST IN SOME LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN REACHES OF THE AREA. ON THE OTHER HAND...SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SEVERAL HOURS OF SUNSHINE AND THUS THE MOST OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:57:47 +0000
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