Keep an 'Eye' to the Sky

Check out the latest wording from the SPC:
AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD DMGG
   WIND/POSSIBLE DERECHO CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF IL/IND/KY/TN
   TONIGHT.  THIS THREAT LIKELY WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO WED MORNING AS
   BAND OF 60+ KT SWLY LLJ SWEEPS NEWD IN TANDEM WITH CONVECTIVE SYSTEM
   ACROSS LWR TN AND OH RVR VLYS.

Another update will be due out between 12:30 and 1:00 pm edt.

Unfortunately, for many in our region, the advertised supercells and squall line will be arriving after dark according to the latest consensus. While it's always suggested to keep an eye to the sky for rapidly changing weather conditions, it is much more difficult at night.

That's why I, and the entire meteorological community, strongly urge everyone to purchase a weather radio. This will be your 'eye' to the sky, along with local media.

Weather radios that come with programmable SAME codes is preferred. Therefore, you can program only the counties you want the alert tones to sound for. I always suggest programming counties just to your west, northwest, and southwest (in addition to your own county), as this is where storms usually come from.

I have provided two links in the Miks Piks section of my blog that gives you the 6-digit SAME code for your county and any adjacent counties. They are entitled Kentucky SAME and Indiana SAME.

More updates in a future post...
MS