HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A round of thunderstorms came through Hopkinsville Tuesday morning, with another additional, potentially severe storms expected in the afternoon. The National Weather Service in Paducah is predicting that the Christian County area and west Kentucky is at an enhanced risk for severe weather.
Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are possible starting at around 2 p.m. through the early evening. Due to heavy rainfall during the storm, Hopkinsville may receive up to two inches of rain on Tuesday. This additional risk of severe weather comes just days after a confirmed EF-2 tornado hit southern Christian County.
Weather radio broadcasts
A statement from the Gov. Andy Beshear says there is a NOAA Weather Radio outage caused by previously scheduled updates to the system. This will cause privately owned emergency radios to not have any signal. The update is expected to last until Wednesday.
With possible severe weather on the way, wall to wall coverage with live updates on weather warnings and information from the National Weather Service can always be heard on all 5 Star Media Group radio stations. This includes Z975, Q108, Rewind 94.3, and Beaver 100.3. Broadcasts can be heard via livestream on radio station websites, or through any radio.
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