Flooding Possible in the Southwest U.S.; Coastal Storm to Impact the East

Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected today into Wednesday over New Mexico into far west Texas. Flash flooding and debris flows in wildfire burn areas will be possible. A strong coastal storm will develop off the Mid-Atlantic coast Wednesday, intensifying toward southern New England this weekend. Significant coastal flooding, strong rip currents, and beach erosion from high surf expected. Read More >

Kentucky Mesonet Observations

The Kentucky Mesonet is a network of automated weather and climate monitoring stations
being developed by the Kentucky Climate Center at Western Kentucky University to
serve diverse needs in communities across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Active Observation Sites (WFO ILN forecast area):

Owen County
Location: 5 E Owenton Coordinates: 38.55 N, 84.74 W Elevation: 870 feet Installed: December 9, 2008 Click here for live data

Carroll County
Location: 2 E Carrollton Coordinates: 38.69 N, 85.14 W Elevation: 472 feet Installed: May 5, 2009 Click here for live data

Mason County
Location: 3 SW Maysville Coordinates: 38.62 N, 83.81 W Elevation: 909 feet Installed: August 25, 2009 Click here for live data

Campbell County
Location: 5 NW Alexandria Coordinates: 39.02 N, 84.47 W Elevation: 838 feet Installed: November 5, 2009 Click here for live data

Boone County
Location: 4 S Burlington Coordinates: 38.97 N, 84.72 W Elevation: 896 feet Installed: December 15, 2009 Click here for live data	Picture Coming Soon

Lewis County
Location: 6 W Vanceburg Coordinates: 38.58 N, 83.42 W Elevation: 546 feet Installed: June 23, 2010 Click here for live data	Picture Coming Soon

Future Observation Sites (WFO ILN forecast area):

Pendleton County

In Preliminary Planning Stages...

For a map depicting all of the Kentucky Mesonet observation sites, view this PDF file.

For more information on the Kentucky Mesonet, please visit the Kentucky Mesonet homepage.