Kentucky, Severe and tornadoes
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A few storms may be possible Tuesday morning, but the main threat for strong-to-severe thunderstorms comes in the afternoon to evening hours. Damaging winds, excessive rain and isolated tornadoes are all possible. Make sure you stay weather aware and have a way to receive severe weather alerts.
We need to prepare for another risk for strong to severe storms today, especially in the afternoon and evening hours, as a strong low pressure system and cold front approach from the west/northwest. All forms of severe weather are possible,
Even though the extreme nature of severe weather and tornadoes may decline into the Memorial Day weekend, there will still be significant risks to lives and property the local level.
The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.
Stay weather ready today with the risk of multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky.
Nearly 60 million people in the central and southern U.S. are once again under threat of severe weather Tuesday, including most of Kentucky, which just endured a tornado outbreak last Friday that claimed at least 19 lives in the state.
Forecasters warned Monday that more tornados and storms were possible in the central U.S. as people from Texas to Kentucky cleaned up from severe weather that has killed more than two dozen people in four days.
After a deadly tornado hit London, KY, residents cleaned up while bracing for another potentially severe storm.