Saturday night into Sunday update
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Here are my current personal forecast thoughts for far southern Illinois and western Kentucky...
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Saturday night: Partly cloudy and unseasonably mild. A few showers and thunderstorms possible - especially before 3 am.
Above normal temperatures
Lows: in the lower 50s | Normal lows for this time of the year are around 37 degrees.Above normal temperatures
Wind: Northwest winds at 5-10 mph.
Precipitation probability - 20% | Rainfall totals: 0.20" heavier in a downpour heavier in
Confidence in this forecast is very high
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Sunday: A mix of sun and clouds. Pleasant - unseasonably mild.
Above normal temperatures
Highs: around 70-75 degrees. | Normal highs for this time of the year are around 58 degrees.Above normal temperatures
Wind: Northerly winds at 10 mph
Precipitation probability - 0% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is very high
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Sunday night: Mostly clear skies and unseasonably mild.
Above normal temperatures
Above normal temperatures
Lows: in the lower 50s | Normal lows for this time of the year are around 37 degrees.
Wind: Northerly at 5 mph
Precipitation probability - 0% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is high
Wind: Northerly at 5 mph
Precipitation probability - 0% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is high
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Monday: Mostly sunny skies - unseasonably mild temperatures.
Above normal temperatures
Highs: around 75 degrees | Normal highs for this time of the year are around 58 degrees.Wind: Variable at 5 mph
Precipitation probability - 0% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is high
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The forecast for severe or extreme weather
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The McCracken County Office of Emergency Management reminds you that owning a NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio is the best way to receive notifications of severe weather watches and warnings.
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Remember that the National Weather Service defines a severe thunderstorm as one that produces 58 mph winds or higher, hail 1" in size or larger, and/or a tornado. More information with some slides concerning reporting severe weather - click here
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Saturday night: Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Saturday night: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? No
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Saturday night: Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Saturday night: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? No
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Sunday: Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Sunday: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? A rumble possible - isolated.
.Sunday: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? A rumble possible - isolated.
Sunday night : Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Sunday night: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? No
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Monday: Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Monday: Will there be a risk for non-severe thunderstorms? No
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Will the Storm Prediction Center issue a tornado or severe thunderstorm watch for southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, or western Kentucky?
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Tonight - No
Sunday - No
Monday: Will there be a risk for non-severe thunderstorms? No
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To view storm reports from today and yesterday - click here
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Will the Storm Prediction Center issue a tornado or severe thunderstorm watch for southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, or western Kentucky?
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Tonight - No
Sunday - No
Monday - No
Tuesday - No
Wednesday - Low chance
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This forecast analysis covers far southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and northwest Tennessee
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HEADLINES: Say hello to a few nice days of weather - unseasonably mild with quite a bit of sun. It will be like late spring. I don't think we will hear any complaints on Sunday or Monday's weather! Please enjoy.
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The next chance for showers and thunderstorms will arrive on Wednesday - see the extended part of the discussion for more details.
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Here are the temperature forecasts for Sunday and Monday - amazing weather!
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The storm surveys have been partially finished from yesterdays tornado outbreak. One person was killed in Jefferson County of southern Illinois.
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Here is that damage track - the National Weather Service Office in Paducah, Kentucky released this information earlier today (Saturday)
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For the rest of the survey - click here
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There is a new web-site that I strongly encourage everyone to visit - these are the best tornado safety videos that I have seen online and available to the public. A lot of work went into these videos. Missouri StormAware - click here
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HEADLINES: Say hello to a few nice days of weather - unseasonably mild with quite a bit of sun. It will be like late spring. I don't think we will hear any complaints on Sunday or Monday's weather! Please enjoy.
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The next chance for showers and thunderstorms will arrive on Wednesday - see the extended part of the discussion for more details.
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Here are the temperature forecasts for Sunday and Monday - amazing weather!
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Here is that damage track - the National Weather Service Office in Paducah, Kentucky released this information earlier today (Saturday)
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There is a new web-site that I strongly encourage everyone to visit - these are the best tornado safety videos that I have seen online and available to the public. A lot of work went into these videos. Missouri StormAware - click here
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We have a TON of new weather maps on the Weather Observatory web-site - these include temperatures, wind speed, dew points, heat index, barometric pressure, predicted rainfall, climate forecast, medium and long range maps, forecasts and more! Click here
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We have a number of new radars available on our Weather Observatory web-site!
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We now offer St Louis, Mt Vernon, Evansville, Poplar Bluff, Cape Girardeau, Marion, Paducah, Hopkinsville, and Dyersburg Interactive City Radars. We also have the two regional radars and now offer you three GR Earth radars.
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We also have a new interactive radar - you can view that radar by clicking here.
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We now offer St Louis, Mt Vernon, Evansville, Poplar Bluff, Cape Girardeau, Marion, Paducah, Hopkinsville, and Dyersburg Interactive City Radars. We also have the two regional radars and now offer you three GR Earth radars.
Click here for our radar page - WEATHER RADARS---
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We also have a new interactive radar - you can view that radar by clicking here.
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Want to learn more about how to use our radars? I made a how to video with more information
Click here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfLa0hI3adU
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Let's check out the how much rain is forecast to fall over the next 48 hours. This map gives you a general broad brushed idea of what can be expected. Remember the scale is at the top of the map.
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If you would like to view the most up to date 24, 48, 72, and 120 hour precipitation forecast maps then click here.
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If you would like to view the most up to date 24, 48, 72, and 120 hour precipitation forecast maps then click here.
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You can also now view the probability of X amount of rain (you pick the value on the web-site) in a six hour period of time. Those maps can be viewed here.
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You can view drought maps on the Weather Observatory web-site by clicking here.
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Current conditions - including temperatures, apparent temperatures, heat index, wind chill, wind, pressure, humidity, dew points, and more - click here
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You can also now view the probability of X amount of rain (you pick the value on the web-site) in a six hour period of time. Those maps can be viewed here.
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You can view drought maps on the Weather Observatory web-site by clicking here.
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Current conditions - including temperatures, apparent temperatures, heat index, wind chill, wind, pressure, humidity, dew points, and more - click here
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You can view the upcoming days high temperature and low temperature forecasts by clicking here - choose the day - click on your state to zoom in
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To view recent records that have been broken - click here
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You can view the upcoming days high temperature and low temperature forecasts by clicking here - choose the day - click on your state to zoom in
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To view recent records that have been broken - click here
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Date Range: March 24th-31st
Event: Several systems to monitor.
Severe Risk: Possibly.
Frozen Precipitation Risk: No
Details: Warm to very warm conditions will continue.
Confidence in my forecast: Medium
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Date Range: April 13th-17th
Event: A larger scale system to impact the central United States
Severe Risk: Yes - possible event.
Frozen Precipitation Risk: No
Details: long range cycle forecast indicates the potential of a larger scale event during these dates.
Confidence in my forecast. Low
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. Date Range: May 29th-June 3rd
Event: A larger scale system to impact the central United States
Severe Risk: Yes - possible event.
Frozen Precipitation Risk: No
Details: long range cycle forecast indicates the potential of a larger scale event during these dates.
Confidence in my forecast. Low
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Remember that as a general policy, in the long range outlook, I try not to mention severe thunderstorms more than 72 hours in advance (unless the signal is so overwhelmingly convincing that it warrants a mention). I will mention thunderstorm risks and I will give as many details as possible. Also remember you can view the long range severe weather outlooks by visiting the Storm Prediction Center's web-site - click here
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Remember that as a general policy, in the long range outlook, I try not to mention severe thunderstorms more than 72 hours in advance (unless the signal is so overwhelmingly convincing that it warrants a mention). I will mention thunderstorm risks and I will give as many details as possible. Also remember you can view the long range severe weather outlooks by visiting the Storm Prediction Center's web-site - click here
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1. Wonderful and pleasantly mild weather will continue right on into Tuesday! These will be some great outside days. A few puffy clouds can be expected during the heating of the day. Temperatures will continue to be WELL above normal. Not quite as above normal as previous weeks - but close.
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The next weather maker sneaks its way into our region on Wednesday and may linger for several days.
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Showers and thunderstorms will likely occur across our region with this system. A cold front will move through the region on Wednesday night or Thursday - it is then forecast to become stationary. Some questions remain on the exact placement of the front come Friday.
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As far as the threat for severe storms - I like to keep that in the shorter range. I would suggest monitoring, though, for updates.
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Here are the latest 6-10 day and 8-14 day temperature and precipitation outlooks - remember this is probability based - meaning that red and orange indicates an ABOVE normal chance for above normal temperatures - the green area means that odds favor ABOVE normal precipitation.
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The next weather maker sneaks its way into our region on Wednesday and may linger for several days.
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Showers and thunderstorms will likely occur across our region with this system. A cold front will move through the region on Wednesday night or Thursday - it is then forecast to become stationary. Some questions remain on the exact placement of the front come Friday.
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As far as the threat for severe storms - I like to keep that in the shorter range. I would suggest monitoring, though, for updates.
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Here are the latest 6-10 day and 8-14 day temperature and precipitation outlooks - remember this is probability based - meaning that red and orange indicates an ABOVE normal chance for above normal temperatures - the green area means that odds favor ABOVE normal precipitation.
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Now is a GREAT time to buy a NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio. Better to have one before storms strike than to be without one during an event. I recommend the Midland Model 300 NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio - that is what I use here at my house!
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Meteorologist Beau DodsonMcCracken County Office of Emergency Management
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