Weather

Today is the 1st day of Summer,  here is a great video to watch to get you in that Summertime mood!

Tomorrow is the official 1st day of Summer and with the hot humid weather brings us a slight risk for severe weather tomorrow & Wednesday.  As always WBKR and News25 has many sources for you to listen to severe

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Chad and I were please to welcome Owensboro storm chaser, Western Kentucky University graduate Olivia Payne to the show this morning. And, Twitter gal Monica Montgomery celebrated Chuck Wicks birthday by bringing us a "c-chaped" cake.

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The hot humid weather continues tomorrow with increasing humidity for the tri-state area,  The National Weather Service has issued a heat alert for Western Kentucky for tomorrow,  temperatures are expected to be in the mid 90's and heat indexes near and over 100.  Remember to drink plenty of fluids and use sunscr

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The weather changed fast this morning and something pretty spooky happened that I've never really noticed  before.

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Power outages have been scattered throughout the morning with wild weather that rushed portions of the tri-state in the pre-noon hours. Here are the updated figures and where you can go to get valuable Kenergy information.

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Looks like we jumped straight from Winter right into Summer,  temperatures are expected to be in the 90's all weekend long.  So please take care of yourself,  drink plenty of fluids or maybe do like the little girl in the picture stay under some water to keep cool thi

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Good news from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Daviess County residents who incurred damages from the recent flooding and severe storms--between April 22 and May 20--are now able to apply for FEMA assi

Yesterday, before our big severe weather event, we got word that the civil defense sirens were not working in Nortonville, KY. That's a pretty frightening situation--one that prompted all of us to stress the importance of having a NOAA Weather Radio in your possession. I had a call from a fellow in Hartford, KY a few minutes ago. He was asking for the Ohio County frequency for his weather radio. A great and relevant question!

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So how about that weather last night. I live in the Apollo area and all I heard all night was the twister is coming.

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Okay, so here in the tri-state, we're no strangers to severe weather and, unfortunately, the sound of a civil defense siren alerting us to take shelter. But I can't remember the last time in my career that we've had this many tornado warnings in one season--heck, one year! And it's everywhere! The Midwest, the Ohio Valley, the Deep South. What's the deal with all these  tornadoes?

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Moon here with my Chad story.  As the tornado sirens blared away last night I called Chad to see if he wanted to get together afterwards to survey the damage, if any. I told him I was safely in the basement and where was he? Outside!! Looking at the clouds and rain and thunder and lightning and possible tornado! So this morning I discover what he has  in common with Bla