Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

Another Arctic blast will surge south across the northern Plains tonight, crossing the Midwest and reaching the Gulf Coast Friday night. Dangerously cold temperatures will persist across the eastern U.S. into early February. There is increasing confidence for significant heavy snow across much of the Southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern Mid-Atlantic Friday into Sunday. Read More >

Overview

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed early this afternoon as temperatures warmed into the 70s ahead of an approaching cool front. These produced isolated reports of large hail across Floyd County. More widespread storms arrived into the late afternoon and evening in the form of a line as the front approached the Bluegrass region and Interstate 75 corridor. These produced up to golf ball size hail, while also causing multiple trees to be blown down.

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Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

Severe Hail and Damaging Winds Hit on March 27, 2017