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Dangerous, Record-Breaking Heat to Continue in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will exceed 100 degrees. Severe storms will be possible from the northern Plains into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, as well as across the southern Appalachians Thursday, with the primary threat large to very large hail. Critical fire weather to continue in the Four Corners Region 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.