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Gusty Winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Atmospheric River to Impact the Northwest

Gusty winds are expected from portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast through the night following the system that brought rain to the area. An atmospheric river will move into the Northwest late today into Saturday bringing moderate to heavy rainfall, mountain snow, windy conditions, and high surf to the area over the weekend. Read More >

Steve Blake sent us these photos of a shelf cloud in advance of a storm in Woodford County.  Shelf clouds are often the harbingers of strong winds and torrential rain.

Woodford County

 

Woodford County

 

Here is a radar picture showing the storm as it crossed northern Woodford County.  It had just dropped golf ball sized hail on the south side of Frankfort and would go on to drop golf ball sized hail on Georgetown, but no severe weather was reported by Woodford County to the National Weather Service.

Woodford Coutny radar