Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. 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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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

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