Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

One of two inaugural meetings of the Central Sub-committee of the Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee was held at Golden Corral in Elizabethtown, KY to discuss how various agencies and entities could partner to create a more Weather Ready Nation. Agencies and entities involved included NWS personnel, State Emergency Management, County Emergency Management, Corps of Engineers, KYTC, Television Media, and Kentucky Hospital Association.

Below: NWS Louisville Warning Coordination Meteorologist Joe Sullivan covers a brief history of KWPC, current actions, and future plans.

The second inaugural meeting of the Central Sub-committee of the Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee was held at Golden Corral in Richmond, KY. The mission of the Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee is to promote, educate and increase weather awareness across the Commonweath.

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Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee Meets in Elizabethtown and Richmond