Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

You may be wondering, just how windy has it been this year...it seems like there have been a lot of wind advisories? The graphic below indicates where 2016, from January 1st to present, compares to similar times period back to 1971 at Louisville International Airport. To date, there have been 38 days with peak wind gusts greater than or equal to 30 mph, whereas there have been 10 days with peak wind gusts greater than or equal to 40 mph! There is still a chance that winds may top 30 mph the rest of this evening, as a cold front approaches our region.

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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

It's Been Windy So Far This Year