February 26, 2011: Severe weather outbreak Sunday night and Monday

February 26, 2011

Short post

Rainfall totals Sunday into Monday in the 1/2 to 1 1/2" range - locally 2" not out of the question...

Highest risk for severe storms will arrive on Sunday night and Monday morning - there could be more than one round of storms.  Tornadoes will be possible along with hail and damaging winds...

Pay close attention to this event as tornadoes may be possible even after midnight into the early AM hours of Monday...

A severe weather outbreak with tornadoes will be possible on Sunday afternoon into Monday morning over the entire region.

We are asking people to spread the word during Sunday morning church services.

All modes of severe weather will be possible - including tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail.

This would be an overnight event on Sunday into early Monday morning.

More information for the Paducah forecast area here - including some video presentations and other...

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/

A heavy rain event is likely next weekend, as well.  Several inches of rain likely in the region.  This will cause additional flooding concerns.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
332 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...

ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS SUNDAY EVENING TO THE OHIO VALLEY BY MIDDAY MONDAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO  LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS APPEARS GREATEST FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND PERHAPS TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

COMPARED TO THE THURSDAY EVENING STORM SYSTEM...THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS SOMEWHAT HIGHER. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL EXTEND FARTHER NORTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WESTERN KENTUCKY...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

LATE NIGHT EVENTS ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE
ARE UNAWARE OF THEIR SITUATION UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE
WEATHER OUTBREAK. DETAILS CONCERNING THE TIMING AND TYPE OF STORMS
WILL BECOME MORE CLEAR AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER.


- Beau