Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Overall, this was a fairly quiet December.

On the 4th-5th strong low pressure tracked from the Midwest to the upper Great Lakes. Winds out ahead of this system gusted to 30-40mph here in the Ohio Valley. Temperatures soared well into the 60s.

A few days later, on the 9th, snow fell from southern Indiana to north central Kentucky. Though the snow was light, water on roadways from earlier rain froze and combined with the snow to form slick roads. Many accidents resulted.

After mild weather leading into the Christmas holiday, frigid arctic air swept through much of the country east of the Rockies. On the mornings of the 27th and 31st the mercury dipped into the single digits.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snowfall	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	37.7°	-0.9°	3.49"	-1.31"	T	-1.2"
Frankfort	34.9°	-0.4°	1.83"	-2.18"
Lexington	34.9°	-1.1°	2.37"	-1.56"	0.2"	-2.3"
Louisville Bowman	35.6°	-1.6°	2.75"	-1.26"
Louisville International	37.0°	-0.9°	2.73"	-1.10"	0.2"	-2.4"

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23rd: Precipitation of 2.01" at Bowling Green

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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

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