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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Overview

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms caused wind damage, flash flooding, and dropped large hail across south central through eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of Saturday, May 27, 2017. Several occurrences of quarter size hail occurred, with the largest being the size of golf balls in Powell County near Stanton. The worst flooding occurred in Pulaski County, where several feet of water flowed over a road near Shopville for a short period of time. Additionally, lightning struck a tree near Clay City, causing a tree to fall on a home.

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Lightning in Harlan. Courtesy Phillip.
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