West Kentucky's Severe Weather Threat Remains Intact Friday

West Kentucky's Severe Weather Threat Remains Intact Friday

Following an 11 AM conference call Friday, officials with the Paducah National Weather Service office remain keyed in on this afternoon’s and evening’s Moderate Risk (Level 4 out of 5) for severe weather across the Quad-State area. The potential for dangerous storms, large baseball-sized hail and strong tornadoes — EF-2 or higher — is still high. Forecaster Kate Shawkey said storms could begin developing as early as 1-3 PM in the Missouri boothe…

Severe weather risk upgraded to moderate ahead of Friday's storms

A WPSD Local 6 Weather Authority Alert is in effect Friday as a significant severe weather threat is forecast for Paducah and the surrounding region.

Western Kentucky gets upgraded to moderate risk for severe weather Friday | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

A storm system coming to western Kentucky could result in some stormy conditions, and a majority of the region is under a moderate risk for severe weather on Friday. Western Kentucky is under a slight risk for severe weather, and storms could develop from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday and 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. Friday. However, Forecaster Keith Cooley with the National Weather Service in Paducah says their confidence is low when it comes to severe stor…

NWS Paducah Upgrades Friday Threat To Moderate For WKY

While Thursday night’s weather forecast in the News Edge listening area does remain unstable, National Weather Service officials from Paducah have turned their full attention to Friday — where all of western Kentucky has now been moved into a Moderate (4 of 5) chance for severe weather. Keith Cooley, senior forecaster in Paducah, said a Slight risk (2 of 5) moves through all of the Quad State region tonight, with baseball-sized hail, sustained 6…