Significant Coastal Impacts to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Tropical Storm Nolo to Impact Hawaii

A strong coastal storm will bring moderate to major coastal flooding, strong winds, heavy rainfall and high surf to the Mid-Atlantic and New England. Tropical Storm Nolo is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Thursday as it moves north toward the Big Island of Hawaii. Heavy rainfall will continue through Saturday, with locally catastrophic flooding possible. Hurricane Watch in effect. Read More >

In keeping with what we typically see during a La Niña winter, January 2021 was warmer and wetter than normal.

There were two main snows during the month. One was on the 16th when a weak system had just enough moisture associated with it to produce one to three inches of snow, primarily from southern Kentucky into the Blue Grass area. The other snow-maker happened on the 27th as low pressure moved by to our southeast. Two to four inches of snow fell from southern Indiana to eastern Kentucky.

All climate sites set daily record rainfall amounts on the 25th in conjunction with a slow-moving warm front over the Tennessee Valley. Liberty, KY received over three inches of rain.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snow	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	38.7°	+3.0°	4.02"	+0.41"	1.1"	-2.2"
Frankfort	35.3°	+2.8°	4.09"	+0.83"
Lexington	33.8°	+0.9°	4.78"	+1.58"	6.3"	+2.4"
Louisville Ali	36.5°	+1.6°	3.87"	+0.63"	5.7"	+2.0"
Louisville Bowman	36.1°	+1.6°	3.83"	+0.45"