March 8, 201412 yr Author As of this morning, It looks like any snow that might accumulate looks to be in N-NEKY. Now lets not get worried about the snow just yet. I just want to give everyone a heads up.
March 8, 201412 yr One thing I have noticed is it usually warms up a good bit before it snows. Any particular reason for this? Does the clashing of warm and cold fronts cause the precipitation? It's just wild that days before or days of a snow it can be sunny and warm then all of a sudden the temp drops and you get slammed.
March 8, 201412 yr Author One thing I have noticed is it usually warms up a good bit before it snows. Any particular reason for this? Does the clashing of warm and cold fronts cause the precipitation? It's just wild that days before or days of a snow it can be sunny and warm then all of a sudden the temp drops and you get slammed. Yes, a high pressure system causes the sunny warm weather. Under a high pressure system the air sinks and this prevents clouds from forming. This sinking of the air also squeezes the air and helps to raise the temperature. When we are on the back side of the high pressure system the winds come from the south. Reason being is the winds rotate clockwise around a high pressure system. It is the clashing of the cold front into the warm moist air that helps to cause the precipitation. Also a low pressure system will usually be involved. Under a low pressure system the air will rise. This helps in the forming of clouds that will cause the precipitation. Now the reason the temps drop is after the cold front goes through and a new high pressure system takes over the skies will clear and the winds will come from a northerly direction. A combination of the two is what causes such a drop in temps. I hope this very brief explanation helps.
March 8, 201412 yr Yes, a high pressure system causes the sunny warm weather. Under a high pressure system the air sinks and this prevents clouds from forming. This sinking of the air also squeezes the air and helps to raise the temperature. When we are on the back side of the high pressure system the winds come from the south. Reason being is the winds rotate clockwise around a high pressure system. It is the clashing of the cold front into the warm moist air that helps to cause the precipitation. Also a low pressure system will usually be involved. Under a low pressure system the air will rise. This helps in the forming of clouds that will cause the precipitation. Now the reason the temps drop is after the cold front goes through and a new high pressure system takes over the skies will clear and the winds will come from a northerly direction. A combination of the two is what causes such a drop in temps. I hope this very brief explanation helps. :thumb: Sounds good! I just know everytime we get a big snow it's usually 50+ that day or the day before!
March 8, 201412 yr Author Mrs. nWo and I just got back from visiting our niece and her husband who used to live in Oklahoma City. They just moved back to Richmond. If everyone remembers they had two major tornadoes hit that area last year. I had a warning area set up for OK City. I warned them about the first one that hit Moore, OK. in May. Well it was the outbreak in June that was the one I watched closely. Once I received the outlook about the possible tornadoes. I text them to let them know. Well the afternoon it hit, I was paying close attention to the weather in their area. I saw the storm forming just to the west where they lived and called them to tell them to be ready. Well to make a long story short. The tornado that hit the OK City area was just 4 miles from their house and came real close to where they were. That is why watching the weather had become so important to me. It was to protect my family.
March 8, 201412 yr Author this morning from the Weather Channel: The thing I don't like about this from the Weather Channel is that it is not even showing the possible storm in the gulf. Also it is much further north than what I've seen in the model runs.
March 9, 201412 yr Author first indications of snow. As of now NKY has a 10% chance of seeing 1" of snow Wednesday morning. Now don't go crazy this is just the first time and it will change.
March 9, 201412 yr Not diggin' the european model on this one nWo. I didn't hose off the Content1 homestead sidewalks due to this potential winter thorn remaining in our backside. A forecasted 65 and 70 degree temps for 2 consecutive days and then boom???????
March 9, 201412 yr A forecasted 65 and 70 degree temps for 2 consecutive days and then boom??????? And then back to 60 Friday....
March 9, 201412 yr Author Not diggin' the european model on this one nWo. I didn't hose off the Content1 homestead sidewalks due to this potential winter thorn remaining in our backside. A forecasted 65 and 70 degree temps for 2 consecutive days and then boom??????? Yep, that is what I'm seeing. The snow chances for NKY for Wednesday have increased some. It is now 10-20%. I'm starting to see a more southerly track and it is still three days away. So those in the Evansville-Louisville area should also keep an eye on this system.
March 9, 201412 yr Author Also the temps will fall around 20 degrees. The entire state could be in the low to mid 20s by Wednesday night. We could also see northerly winds around 20 mphs.
March 9, 201412 yr Author This what I'm talking about a more southerly track. The GFS for Wednesday shows the low just south of Kentucky and the precip center right over Kentucky.
March 9, 201412 yr Author Just looked over the afternoon run. Some are not going to like what I saw. As I mentioned earlier, the pending storm seems to be taking a more southerly track. I now see a 40-50% a snow for NKY Wednesday night into Thursday. This area also includes the cities of Maysville, Morehead, Ashland, West Liberty, Paintsville. As of now I would say 1-2" of snow. The 10-20% chance area is now from Louisville down to Mt. Vernon, Whiteburg. It includes Prestonsburg and Pikeville. The 5-10% area has moved south and includes Elizabethtown, Somerset, Corbin.
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