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Just as the Midwest and Northeast grapple with an ongoing winter storm, an even stronger one is on its way this weekend. Freezing rain is again a concern for many areas, but the major difference will be significantly heavier snowfall.
Weather in February can bring just about anything.
WW 3 TORNADO KY 061110Z – 061600Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 3 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 510 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Central Kentucky * Effective this Thursday morning from 510 AM until 1000 AM CST. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms is currently moving across central Kentucky. This line has intensified over the past hour and environmental conditions are expected to remain supportive of strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing brief tornadoes, strong gusts, and isolated small hail. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles south of Bowling Green KY to 40 miles west northwest of Jackson KY. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. && AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27040. ...Mosier
Torrential rain led to a rare Flash Flood Emergency being issued early Thursday for portions of West Virginia, placing areas like Charleston under imminent threat.
Temperatures will near records today, as highs reach the low-80s.
Astronomers are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which was originally spotted in late 2024. A NASA dashboard gave the chance of the asteroid colliding with Earth a 1.9% chance of happening around Dec. 22, 2032.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, 47 inches of snowfall occurred during a 12-hour period on Monday in Obihiro, with blizzard conditions likely across northeast parts of the country. The agency warned residents to be on guard for heavy snow, blizzards, rough seas, and the threat of avalanches. A combination of a rapidly developing storm system in the northern Sea of Japan and sea-effect snowfall appeared to have produced the record precipitation.
Police bodycam footage shows the rescue of an 11-year-old boy from a lake that had partially frozen over in northern New Jersey on Monday.
Data from NASAâs Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the Palos Verdes Peninsula shifted at a rate of 4 inches per week in 2024. The area was put under a state of emergency in 2024 after record rains caused some ground to give way.