Severe weather is likely in the Hopkinsville area late Friday and early Saturday, the National Weather Service reports.
“Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds,” the forecast from the NWS office at Paducah states.
Thunderstorms are possible between 11 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. But the rain should end well before the Hopkinsville Christmas parade that begins at roughly 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Main Street. Temperatures will dip to 28 degrees Saturday night.
While smartphone users often rely on their devices to receive severe weather alerts while they sleep, cellular towers sometimes become inoperable in severe weather events. Broadcasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are not affected by cellular outages, but you need a special weather radio to receive these alerts. Here’s what you need to know about the NOAA frequency and what to consider when buying a weather radio.
Two high school ballgames tonight have been canceled because of the chance of severe weather — the Christian County High School home game and the Hopkinsville High School game at McCracken County. However, the CCHS Hall of Fame ceremony will proceed as planned at 5 p.m at Christian County Middle School, the central office announced.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
