Severe Thunderstorms Likely to Bring Tornadoes and Areas of Flooding Today/Tonight in the Central and Southern Plains

Numerous severe thunderstorms are likely to produce multiple intense, long-track tornadoes, very large to giant hail, damaging winds this afternoon into tonight across parts of the southern/central Plains. A Moderate Risk (Level 4/5) has been issued. Excessive rainfall from thunderstorms over the same time and locations may bring areas of flooding. A Slight Risk (Level 2/4) has been issued. Read More >

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Weather for the first week of the month was quiet, but things changed mid-month. On the 8th-9th widespread showers and thunderstorms swept through the region and brought quite a bit of very welcome rainfall. One to three inches soaked the region, including areas that were experiencing severe drought conditions. Then just three days later another rain-maker moved through, dropping another one to three inches for many. This effectively put an end to the drought that began in late September.

The weather then turned cold and relatively snowy from the 13th to the 22nd. The biggest snow producer came through on the 19th, blanketing the ground with two to four inches of snow in southern Indiana and north central Kentucky. Southern Kentucky got less than an inch. Low temperatures were in the single digits on the 15th and 17th...and fell below zero for many on the 20th and 21st.

Temperatures then took an abrupt turn and we experienced much warmer conditions from the 23rd through the 28th. After dropping to 7° below zero on the 21st, Lexington's temperature rose to 64° on the 25th.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snowfall	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	34.9°	-2.3°	5.80"	+2.16"	4.6"	+1.4"
Frankfort	32.8°	-1.3°	5.96"	+2.69"
Lexington	33.9°	0	6.05"	+2.63"	5.4"	+0.7"
Louisville Ali	34.7°	-1.0°	6.53"	+3.14"	4.1"	-0.4"
Louisville Bowman	33.0°	-2.0°	6.25"	+2.97"