Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mississippi Valley; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern High Plains

Severe thunderstorms and the threat for excessive rainfall will move into the mid-Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys today. There is potential for a few strong tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, large hail, and scattered flash flooding. Low humidity and windy conditions will continue to produce elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into midweek. Read More >

The summer of 2013 was one of the wettest on record across eastern Kentucky. Meteorologists break down the seasons differently from what you see on the calendar. Meteorological summer technically runs from June 1st through August 31st. The National Weather Service office just outside of Jackson finished the meteorological summer with a total of 23.02" of rain, which was nearly 10 inches above normal. This is the wettest meteorological summer on record at NWS Jackson, and the wettest season on record. Climate records began at NWS Jackson, KY in 1981.

Meanwhile, the London-Corbin Airport, which has weather records dating back to November 1954, recorded 18.03" of rain for the meteorological summer. This is 3rd place for total rainfall during a meteorological summer. The wettest summer on record at London occurred in 2003 when 21.13" of rain fell.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mississippi Valley; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern High Plains

Summer of 2013 Sets Records for One of the Wettest on Record across East Kentucky