A Whole Lot of Nasty Tracking Into Kentucky

It was a day that went from pretty, to pretty ugly in a matter of minutes around here. What started as a day of sunshine quickly became cloud filled and wet. Over the next day and some change there's a whole lot more wet to go, with the addition of thunder, wind, and even some snow thrown into the mix.

This is all thanks to a powerful area of low pressure that is slated to track right on top of the region. That places our neighbors to the northwest in a significant winter storm, and areas to our south in a potent severe weather event. You could argue we get the best of the three, or the worst of the three, with nasty rain and a lot of wind to blow it around.

When the winds get going, you'll know. They'll be pretty breezy with 30 to 40 mph gusts at times. The worst of the wind gusts will be during the morning hours with heavy rain around. Unless you have a very durable umbrella, I'd try a poncho. Tomorrow is very much a day of broken umbrellas for those who aren't careful.  By lunch time, the low will be tracking right over Kentucky. This should bring a break in the action with mostly cloudy skies, though you may see a peek of sunshine or two. Winds will still be gusty, but not as strong, as thermometers spike to near 60. Once the evening rolls around, the rain and wind pick back up again. It's at that point that temperatures should be falling with snow flakes starting to fly later into the night.

Thankfully, the ground is VERY warm, and accumulations, if any, will be held in check to less than an inch....for those who are lucky. Most will see no snow on the ground at all, but will note the flakes flying across the sky.

The accumulations to be concerned about are rainfall amounts. A general 1" - 2" inches of rain is a good bet, which could bring some localized flooding along some creeks and rivers. While it shouldn't be a huge deal by any stretch, we don't want to underestimate it.

All in all, you could call the tomorrow a "meh" day of weather. With snow to the north and severe to the south, conditions around our neck of the woods simply look....nasty.

Thursday looks pretty raw as well. Blustery winds should continue with snow flakes flying, but again, it's not a big deal kind of snow. 

Have a good Wednesday, and remember, hold onto your hats out there! We don't want those blowing around either.

Take care!

Chris Reece