Growing Concern for a Severe Weather Episode Saturday Afternoon/Evening

Severe weather is looking increasingly likely for Saturday afternoon and evening, mainly across portions of Kentucky. After a round of widespread rain and a few t-storms (severe threat low) in the morning, the atmosphere is expected to become quite unstable by mid to late afternoon south of a warm front. Severe storms are then expected to develop with the threat of large and damaging hail, instances of damaging winds, and an isolated tornado. The threat should last through early evening before a cold front quickly moves through and shuts the severe threat down. Placement of the warm front will be key to deciding which locations have a severe weather threat, so stay up to date of the latest forecasts. Below is an image depicting where the current forecast is calling for the greatest severe chance. Locations along and south of the warm should have a severe weather plan in place. More information on severe weather safety can be found here. Weather Ready Nation Severe Thunderstorm Safety and Information

Below is the current Day 2 Severe Weather Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center.

Below is the current Day 2 Severe Weather Probabilities Outlook. The hatched area represents best potential for significant severe weather including very large hail greater than 2" in diameter and thunderstorm wind gusts greater than 75 MPH. Notice that portions of south central KY have the potential to see an isolated significant severe event.