Western Kentucky is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 6 p.m. Sunday.
“A line strong to severe storms with the potential to produce damaging winds and large hail will move across southern portions of southeast Missouri, far southern Illinois, and southern portions of western Kentucky this afternoon,” the National Weather Service outlooks states. “Locally heavy rainfall and lightning can also be expected with any thunderstorms today.”
There is a 90% chance of severe thunderstorms in the Hopkinsville, according to the NWS forecast.
Some afternoon storms could be severe and produce large hail and damaging winds.
Here’s the forecast for the next week.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
