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Tracking Weekend Storm Impacts

A storm and trailing cold front will continue to slowly move through the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend with widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. A fast-moving clipper storm may bring several inches of snow to the north-central Plains, Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, and Northeast regions this weekend. Read More >

It has been a very wet April for many locations.  The graphic below shows how much rainfall we've gotten so far this month across eastern and central Kentucky...and for some areas, it's over 10"!

This is already the 2nd wettest April on record at Cave Run Lake and Mt. Sterling, both sites with over 100 years of weather records.

Mt. Sterling Coop Site
(Climate Record 1892-Present)

Cave Run Lake Coop Site
Climate Record 1904-Present)


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Top 3 Wettest Aprils on Record
1) 13.02" in 2011
2) 11.17" in 2015
3) 10.93" in 1948
Top 3 Wettest Aprils on Record
1) 12.53" in 2011
2) 10.08" in 2015
3) 9.12" in 1909