Saturday is a WEATHER AUTHORITY ALERT DAY Friday Morning Update: The Storm Prediction Center has (for now) shifted the higher risk for severe storms slightly to our south. This may change back northward with updates out of their office forthcoming. Either way, strong damaging winds and a high risk for flooding still exists for the region on Saturday. Here’s the latest outlook: Thursday Night Update: For several days, there has been supportive weather data showing a favorable set-up for a severe weather outbreak on Saturday. Many ingredients are favorable for widespread wind damage, tornadoes and flooding starting during the early afternoon hours and progressing eastward through early evening. There may be clusters of storms followed by a final squall line before the system moves east out of our area Saturday evening. The Storm Prediction Center has been highlighting the Local 6 area for several days now as an area of risk. Today, they outlined our area in an ENHANCED RISK (3 of
The views and expressions of Meteorologist and Storm Specialist Jennifer Rukavina in Paducah, KY.