A Wintry Mix in the Northeast; Rain and High Elevation Snow Returns to California

A clipper system tracking across the U.S./Canadian border will bring snowfall and mixed precipitation across the Northeast. A modest atmospheric river associated with a Pacific system will bring lower elevation/coastal rain, high elevation snow/wintry mix, and gusty winds in California into the Intermountain West. 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.

Lightning in Harlan. Courtesy Phillip.

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Flooding in Elkhorn City. Courtesy James Ramey.	Flood waters covering a residential street in Irvine. Courtesy Renee Moland.	Lightning near London. Courtesy Johnnie Nicholson.


Quarter size hail near Quicksand in Breathitt County. Courtesy Lois Gross.	Tree damage in Somerset. Courtesy Carol Helm.

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Radar imagery from the afternoon through evening hours on May 27, 2017.

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Local Storm Reports from May 27, 2017.

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A Wintry Mix in the Northeast; Rain and High Elevation Snow Returns to California

5/27/17 - Thunderstorms Bring Large Hail, Damaging Winds, & Flash Flooding to South Central through Eastern Kentucky