Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

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Tornado Watches issued for our area:

Tornado Watch 9:27am - 3pm EDT

9:27am - 3pm EDT

Tornado Watch 11:10am - 5pm EDT

11:10am - 5pm EDT

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4pm - 9pm EDT

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6pm - Midnight EDT

Tornado Watch 6pm - Midnight EDT

6pm - Midnight EDT

Tornado Watch 6:50pm - Midnight EDT

6:50pm - Midnight EDT

Tornado Watch Midnight - 6am EDT

Midnight - 6am EDT April 4

See the actual weather observation forms taken by the weather employees who witnessed that day's wild weather:


Fort Knox	Lexington	Louisville, Bowman Field	Louisville, Standiford Field

Remarks from our volunteer weather observers. Click on the images to see their original hand-written forms:

Anchorage

Bradfordsville

Burkesville

Campbellsville

Cecilia

Cynthiana

Danville

Frankfort

Grantsburg

Greensburg

Hardinsburg

Jasper

Keene

LaGrange

Richmond

Salem

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