Sunday, April 1, 2012

Severe Potential...4/1/12

No April Fools...Severe weather could occur today at any time and/or anybody for that matter.
I just checked the latest Lift Indices for the region and saw a few readings in the -10 range. That is crazy sick. These readings are along a warm front still poised to our west but is making some eastward progress. As other conditions become favorable, look for a line of strong/severe storms to develop along and out ahead of the front.

Temperatures in west Ky are already above 80 degrees with associated dewpoints above 60 degrees.

While tornado threat remains low, hail still looks like a very likely threat. And I always say that the same storm cells that contain hail are distant cousins of those that produce tornadoes. It only takes a couple of additional parameters to achieve these.

After experiencing pea-size hail this morning, hail sizes could approach golf-ball size this afternoon for some locations, primarily east of Louisville. But we could still see some activity.

As the afternoon progresses, I would not be surprised to see a Watch issued for central and eastern parts of our state.

Keep eyes out west and northwest for development...

MS

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