Heavy Rain and Flooding Possible in the Southwest U.S, Ohio Valley, and Hawaii

Heavy rainfall is expected to continue through Thursday over New Mexico into far west Texas. Flash flooding and debris flows in wildfire burn areas will be possible. Heavy rain and flash flooding is also expected over the southern Appalachians and Ohio Valley. Tropical Depression 15-E, southeast of Hawaii, is expected to bring heavy rain beginning today to the Big Island and Maui. Read More >

Strong low pressure moving from southern Minnesota to central Wisconsin pushed a cold front into the Ohio Valley during the late morning and afternoon hours of Leap Day 2012. Temperatures were 10 to 15 degrees warmer than normal, in the 60s, with moist air flowing northward from the Gulf of America. Meanwhile, winds aloft were coming in from the west at speeds over 100 mph from southern Missouri to southern Indiana. The atmosphere became very unstable and storms erupted early in the day. By the time the event was over, six tornadoes had touched down in central Kentucky.

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Russell/Casey Counties
Metcalfe County
1st LaRue County
2nd LaRue County
Hardin County

We also received the following photo, from other storms that formed that day (click on the image for a larger version):