Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Great Lakes

Thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and hail will be possible today from Michigan into the Lower Great Lakes region. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. Numerous daily record highs and warm lows are likely. Read More >

July 2023 was a very active month with severe storms occurring somewhere in southern Indiana or central Kentucky on eight different days.

A cold front approached the region on the afternoon of the 2nd. Ahead of the front, a moist and unstable airmass combined with fairly strong wind shear aloft for the time of year. Numerous thunderstorms developed, including some supercells. EF- 1 tornadoes touched down in Anderson County and Casey County, and there were numerous wind damage reports across the area. A few instances of large hail up to the size of golf balls were also reported.

Around midnight on the night of the 17th a hailstorm produced stones to the size of ping pong balls in Louisville.

Several Flash Flood Warnings were issued during the month as well. Shortly after midnight on the 28th heavy rains caused flash flooding on Hooktown Branch in northwestern Nicholas County that resulted in a fatality when the stream swept a home off of its foundation.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	80.0°	+0.3°	5.12"	+0.86"
Frankfort	76.6°	-0.6°	3.67"	-1.02"
Lexington	78.2°	+1.5°	5.32"	+0.20"
Louisville Ali	80.5°	+0.6°	3.77"	-0.28"
Louisville Bowman	78.1°	-0.5°	3.07"	-1.49"

Records

13th: Record warm low of 78° at Bowling Green
26th: Record warm low of 76° at Bowling Green
27th: Record warm low of 78° at Bowling Green, record warm low of 76° at Frankfort, record warm low of 77° at Lexington, record warm low of 80° at Louisville
28th: Record warm low of 82° at Louisville
29th: Record warm low of 77° at Lexington

Tornado damage in Casey County July 2, 2023