[KYHAM] Ky ARES Advisory: SKYWARN SPOTTER Activations May Be Needed Later

[Ron Dodson]

CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA SEVERE WEATHER
OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1020 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS INDICATED
THAT A 
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL 
KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 

A COLD FRONT LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER WILL BEGIN
TO MOVE 
INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  WARM, VERY
MOIST 
AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY... 
THUS NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH
THE 
AFTERNOON HOURS AND MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE
EVENING. 
THE FORECAST VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL INCREASE OVER CENTRAL
KENTUCKY 
AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY...RESULTING IN ORGANIZED 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS
AND 
FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY ALSO HAVE LARGE
HAIL.

IN ADDITION...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL CONTAIN
VERY HEAVY 
RAINFALL DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE. 
THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25
MPH...AND STORMS 
MAY DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER AREAS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED 
COPIOUS RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES MAY APPROACH ONE TO TWO
INCHES PER 
HOUR IN SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. THUS...LOCALIZED
FLOODING MAY 
OCCUR AS WELL.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
OVERNIGHT HOURS...HOWEVER THE STORMS SHOULD NOT BE AS STRONG
AT THAT 
TIME.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS 
OR CABLE OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. SKYWARN SPOTTER
ACTIVATION MAY 
BE REQUESTED LATER TODAY.