Possible Severe Weather

Here we go.. The start of the 2010 Storm season. The area is in a slight risk zone for today.. Storms have developed to the southwest in TN and are moving north with an eastward drift to the system..

Im all ready for this to be the day we get something....

SPC mention chance for super cells and large hail with a tornado or 2 not out of the question...

Time to sit and wait... Will update as soon as anything happens.



12:10pm Update...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
KENTUCKY...THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA
UNTIL 7PM EST...6PM CST.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TODAY. THE HEAVIEST STORMS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AS
WELL AS NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS ACCOMPANYING THE STORMS WILL BE
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND LIGHTNING.


Update....
No Severe Weather in area.... Did get 2 severe storms that passed within 30 miles of location. Lots of rain here with some thunder but nothing to write home about this time...

The sunset was awesome.

12-08-09 Wind possible severe event tonight

From the SPC Day 1

...LOWER OH AND TN VALLEYS...
STRONG LOW LEVEL WAA COMBINED WITH COLD MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES/
STEEP LAPSE RATES SPREADING ACROSS THIS REGION TUESDAY EVENING/
NIGHT WITHIN EXIT REGION OF A 100+ KT MID LEVEL JET NOSING INTO THIS
AREA SHOULD SUPPORT ELEVATED TSTMS. THE STEEP LAPSE RATES WITH
ACTIVITY ROOTED AROUND 850 MB AND EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR 30-35 KT IS
EXPECTED TO SUPPORT AN ISOLATED THREAT FOR HAIL... POTENTIALLY UP TO
1 INCH. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP EWD ACROSS SRN IND/KY/TN TUESDAY
NIGHT.

From Louisville NWS:
A strong weather system will affect the Ohio Valley beginning today and lasting into Wednesday. Low pressure over Missouri will rapidly intensify and move northeast to Chicago. Rain is expected across Kentucky and southern Indiana starting this morning...then will increase in intensity tonight. Rainfall amounts will likely exceed one inch in most locations. Along with the heavy rain...a few thunderstorms are also possible, especially across south central Kentucky late this evening. Strong gusty winds are possible with any thunderstorm development.

A cold front will move through the region Wednesday morning ushering in much cooler air. The low over the Chicago area will also help to create very gusty winds with the falling temperatures. Wind gusts in excess of 50 mph are possible Wednesday. Temperatures will start off Wednesday in the mid 40s, but will fall into the mid 30s by afternoon. There may be enough moisture behind the cold front to produce a few snow showers Wednesday...but accumulations if any, will be light.



Now time to sit and watch everything unfold tonight.... would be nice to get a severe event in December....

12-06-09 Lexington Forecast

Just for the heck of it and since its been a while since i did an actual forecast here's one for the Lexington area for the next few days

Lexington Point forecast.

Sun 7pm: 35f, no precip, wind 5-10 ese, Clear
Mon 1am: 25f, no precip, Wind 5-10 se, Mostly Clear
Mon 7am: 29f, no precip, wind 0-5 s, Mostly Cloudy
Mon 1pm: 42f, Light Rain after 2 pm wind 10-15 SW, Cloudy
Mon 7pm: 40f, Light Rain, wind 0-5 WSW, Cloudy
Tue 1am: 35f, Light Rain Event Total 0.10 inches, wind 0-5 variable, Mostly Cloudy
Tue 7am: 30f, no precip, wind 0-5 NE, Partly Cloudy
Tue 1pm: 37f, Light Rain after 3pm, wind 5-10 SE, Cloudy
Tue 7pm: 39f, Light Rain, wind 10-15 SE Gusting 20-25, Cloudy
Wed 1am: 45f, Moderate Rain ch/thunder, wind 10-15 S, G 25-30, Cloudy
Wed 7am: 51f, Light rain before 5 Am event total 1.10 inches, Wind 15-20, G 25-30, Mostly cloudy
Wed 1pm: 65f, no precip, wind 20-25 G 30-40 WSW, Scattered Clouds
Wed 7pm: 40f, no precip, wind 15-20 WSW, Mostly Cloudy

Rain and maybe some snow is possible Monday no accumulation expected Rain totals of less than a tenth of an inch.

Winds will become gusty Tuesday into Wed with gusts as high as 40 mph possible.
Rain will begin Tuesday afternoon and rain will be light until the overnight where periods of heavy rain are possible along with a rumble of thunder or two, Rain totals of 1.10 inch possible.

12-05-09 First snow of the 2009 Winter Season

Waking up this morning to a horrific sight... a thin white blanket of snow.... Yes i hate snow... So this was kinda depressing.. anyways its the first snow of this winter season so i had to get a few pics.

11/09/09 Sunrise Halo

With (at the time) Hurricane Ida in the gulf up here in Ky we usually get some cool sunrises and sunsets a day or so before they make landfall... this wicked sunrise was waiting for me on the way home from work....



This is a HDR (High Dynamic Range) image (gives color tones a wider range) made from 3 exposures.

Photo is now featured on the NWS Louisville websites Top News Story.

All Hallows Eve

Another fine display from the sun. Sunset on Oct 31,3009 totally awesome colors

10-30-09 Wicked Sunrise

This morning I got treated to one of the better looking sunrises i've seen in a while. the clouds lit up like they were on fire. It was an awesome sight.....