Meteorologists with the National Weather Service say a cold front moving through western Kentucky, Tennessee and southern Illinois on Sunday is likely to bring strong wind gusts and a chance for tornadoes in some areas.
Much of these states – including all of Kentucky west of Louisville, all of Tennessee west of Murfreesboro and all of Illinois south of Mount Vernon – have been placed at an enhanced risk for severe weather.
Gusts of at least 35 miles per hour are expected. Justin Gibbs, lead forecaster at the NWS Paducah office, said as of Saturday afternoon, there is a risk of “widespread damaging winds” where some local communities could experience wind gusts exceeding 70 mph on Sunday. The storm also has the potential to produce some tornadoes up to an EF-3 intensity – strong enough to potentially damage homes and other buildings…