Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southeast, Montana, and Iowa; Lowell Begins to Impact Hawaii

Strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and heavy rain are expected across portions of the Southeast. Thunderstorms may produce large hail across portions of Montana. Heavy rainfall could produce flash flooding across Iowa and vulnerable areas in Utah. Lowell will bring heavy rain, dangerous swells and rip currents to portions of Hawaii. Sweltering heat persists across the South-Central US. Read More >

The first significant snow of the season arrived on the 5th as an upper level disturbance swept overhead while surface temperatures were in the teens and 20s. One to three inches of snow accumulated.

A few days later, temperatures warmed significantly and stayed warm for much of the rest of the month. Bowling Green got to 71 and Louisville hit 70 degrees on the 12th, and temperatures throughout the region peaked in the 60s each day from the 20th to 22nd. Despite the abnormally warm temperatures, there was no severe weather in southern Indiana or central Kentucky. The closest we came was when a few trees were blown down in non-thunderstorm winds on the 10th.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snowfall	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	44.2°	+8.5°	4.16"	+0.55"	0.7"	-2.6"
Frankfort	40.3°	+7.8°	3.94"	+0.68"
Lexington	40.2°	+7.3°	4.71"	+1.51"	3.3"	-0.6"
Louisville Bowman	41.1°	+6.6°	4.24"	+0.86"
Louisville International	41.6°	+6.7°	4.21"	+0.97"	2.6"	-1.1"