Severe Thunderstorm Watch KY, Moderate Risk farther West.

1:36 pm update
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Has Been Issued

Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

There is a 60% chance of being issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for locations in and near the blue outlined area by the Storm Prediction Center. (Has been issued see above)

The Storm Prediction Center has placed a Moderate Risk for Severe Weather including all modes. Specifically in North Texas, Western Oklahoma, Western Kansas, Eastern New Mexico in the Red Zone level 4/5.

 Tornado Threat

15 %

23,256

183,998

Garden City, KS...Dodge City, KS...Liberal, KS...Guymon, OK...

Wind Threat

45 %

12,454

123,061

Hays, KS...Great Bend, KS...

Hail Threat

45 %

39,461

547,126

Amarillo, TX...Garden City, KS...Dodge City, KS...Liberal, KS...Pampa, TX...

For Kentucky, a slight risk for scattered to widely scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening in yellow. Damaging Winds, and perhaps some small hail are the main threats.

This is a forecast model that shows what the radar may potentially look like later today.

From PivotalWeather.com