THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HELD A WEATHER CONFERENCE CALL TODAY WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND MEDIA, WITH FORECASTERS SAYING THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY SEEMS TO BE MOST LIKELY MONDAY MORNING.
                WARNING METEOROLOGIST AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY NATIVE RICK SHANKLIN SAID THE STORM IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS ANTICPATED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHEN A MAJORITY OF LOCAL TORNADO DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED HISTORICALLY.
                THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED ALL OF WESTERN KENTUCKY AND MOST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE IN THE “MODERATE RISK” AREA AND FORECASTER CHRIS KNOWLES SAID CONFIDENCE HAS BUILT THAT THE AREA WILL SEE MORE ROUGH WEATHER.
                KNOWLES SAID THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT “SUPERCELL” STORMS COULD FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN FRONT, BUT HE EXPECTS THOSE TO BE MAINLY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS.
                THERE APPEARS TO BE MORE INSTABILITY WITH THIS SYSTEM THAN THERE WAS FOR THE ONE THURSDAY EVENING, ACCORDING TO KNOWLES, WHO DID SAY THERE IS STILL A LITTLE QUESTION ABOUT THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE SYSTEM.
                STAY TUNED TO THE WHOP FAMILY OF STATIONS FOR MORE ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

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02/26/2011/AM