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Here are my current personal forecast thoughts for far southern Illinois and western Kentucky...
Wednesday: Increasing clouds - a chance for showers and thunderstorms during the late morning hours - showers and thunderstorms increasing from the west during the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms could produce strong winds.
Highs: in the middle to upper 70s | Normal highs for this time of the year are around 71 degrees.
Wind: South winds at 10-20 mph and gusty
Precipitation probability - 40%-60% | Rainfall totals: 0.25"-0.50"
Confidence in this forecast is high
Forecast for your local town/city - Click Here
Wind: Southwest winds at 10-20 mph becoming west at 10-20 mph - gusty
Precipitation probability - 80% | Rainfall totals: 0.50"-1.00"
Confidence in this forecast is very high
Wind: Westerly winds at 15-30 mph
Precipitation probability - 10% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is high
Highs: in the middle to upper 70s | Normal highs for this time of the year are around 71 degrees.
Wind: South winds at 10-20 mph and gusty
Precipitation probability - 40%-60% | Rainfall totals: 0.25"-0.50"
Confidence in this forecast is high
Forecast for your local town/city - Click Here
Wednesday night: Thunderstorms likely - a few severe storms not out of the question
Lows: in the middle 40s | Normal lows for this time of the year are around 48 degrees.Wind: Southwest winds at 10-20 mph becoming west at 10-20 mph - gusty
Precipitation probability - 80% | Rainfall totals: 0.50"-1.00"
Confidence in this forecast is very high
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Thursday: Partly cloudy - windy - cooler
Highs: in the middle 60s | Normal highs for this time of the year are around 71 degrees.Wind: Westerly winds at 15-30 mph
Precipitation probability - 10% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is high
Thursday night: Partly cloudy and cool
Lows: in the 40-45 degree range | Normal lows for this time of the year are around 48 degrees.
Wind: Northwest winds at 10 mph
Precipitation probability - 0% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is high
Forecast for your local town/city - Click Here
This
forecast
analysis covers far southern
Illinois, southeast
Missouri,
southwest Indiana,
western Kentucky, and
northwest
Tennessee
HEADLINES: A strong cold front will approach our region on Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night - this cold front will trigger showers and thunderstorms across the region.
Right now it appears there will be a chance for a few showers and storms during the late morning and early afternoon hours. A second time period for showers and thunderstorms will be from 3 pm through 9 pm. A few of the storms could produce damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes.
The extent of the severe weather will depend on instability - right now it appears that instability should be fairly weak. Wind fields, however, will be strong.
Monitor updates on Wednesday afternoon and evening in the event a few storms become severe.
Wind: Northwest winds at 10 mph
Precipitation probability - 0% | Rainfall totals: 0"
Confidence in this forecast is high
Forecast for your local town/city - Click Here
HEADLINES: A strong cold front will approach our region on Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night - this cold front will trigger showers and thunderstorms across the region.
Right now it appears there will be a chance for a few showers and storms during the late morning and early afternoon hours. A second time period for showers and thunderstorms will be from 3 pm through 9 pm. A few of the storms could produce damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes.
The extent of the severe weather will depend on instability - right now it appears that instability should be fairly weak. Wind fields, however, will be strong.
Monitor updates on Wednesday afternoon and evening in the event a few storms become severe.
Concerned about some severe thunderstorms on Wednesday afternoon or Wednesday night - monitor updated forecasts.
Possibly - yes. Monitor forecasts on Wednesday. There will be a chance for severe weather in our region. The time frame would likely be 3 pm through 11 pm (Wednesday afternoon and night).
No wild cards in this forecast package
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No major changes since the last update
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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.
Wednesday: Thunderstorms may produce severe weather on Wednesday afternoon and evening. No snow or ice.
Wednesday: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? Yes
Wednesday night: Thunderstorms may produce severe weather. No snow or ice.
Wednesday night: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? Yes
Thursday: Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Thursday: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? No
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Thursday night : Severe weather is not anticipated. No snow or ice.
Thursday night: Will there be a chance for non-severe thunderstorms? No
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For the most up to date severe weather outlooks - click here.
For the most up to date severe weather outlooks - click here.
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Visit the Storm Prediction Center's web-site - click here
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?
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?
Wednesday - Possibly
Wednesday night - Possibly
Thursday - No
Friday - No
To view the official Storm Prediction Center's web-site - click here Alternative link - click here
Thursday - No
Friday - No
To view the official Storm Prediction Center's web-site - click here Alternative link - click here
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To view all watches and warnings in IL - Click Here
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To view all watches and warnings in MO - Click Here
To view all watches and warnings in TN - Click Here
All other states- Click Here
To view all watches and warnings in IL - Click Here
To view all watches and warnings in KY - Click Here
To view all watches and warnings in MO - Click Here
To view all watches and warnings in TN - Click Here
All other states- Click Here
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national map - or
from the pull down menu
where it says regions and
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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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To view the interactive warning map - click here.
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You can listen to local emergency services, SKYWARN storm spotters, and more by visiting our scanner feed page - click here
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The Weather Observatory is a strong partner with the National Weather Service - click here to visit your local NWS web-site. For the most up to date warnings/advisories hit refresh on their page.
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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 120
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.
CLICK HERE FOR THE RAINFALL GRAPHIC - then choose the time frame above the image
CLICK HERE FOR THE RAINFALL GRAPHIC - then choose the time frame above the image
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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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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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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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1. Unsettled weather over the next 3-6 weeks. We may see significant temperatures swings. Several chances for showers and thunderstorms, as well - a few severe weather events possible.
Latest drought information:
DROUGHT INFORMATION - CLICK HERE
Seasonal outlooks can be viewed on the web-site - click here
If you are a weather enthusiast then I recommend listening to WeatherBrains each week! For a more in-depth look at what is happening in meteorology.
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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To view all watches and warnings in Illinois - Click Here
To view all watches and warnings in Kentucky - Click Here
To view all watches and warnings in Missouri - Click Here
To view all watches and warnings in Tennessee - Click Here
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All other states- Click Here
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For the latest watches and warnings please visit your local National Weather Service Office web-site.
http://www.weather.gov/organization.php
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Remember most of the maps on the blog can be viewed on Weather Observatory Web-Site
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