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Additional Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Central Texas; Tropical Storm Chantal to Impact the Coastal Carolinas

Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns remain for today across Central Texas and the Hill Country, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Tropical Storm Chantal has formed and will bring heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to portions of the coastal Carolinas. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic. Read More >

Storms were peppered around the region on several days during June. Most of the severe weather came in the form of gusty winds, with just a few reports of hail and no tornadoes. The most widespread severe storms occurred on the 23rd when many locations across southern Indiana and central Kentucky experienced damaging wind gusts. There was one report of golf ball sized hail on the west side of Louisville.

There were 6 weather-related injuries during the month in central Kentucky, and they were all a result of lightning strikes. On the 22nd around 10 o'clock in the morning four employees working at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Richmond received a shock when lightning struck the building. Then on the 26th two ambulance workers were struck when they were loading a car accident victim into the ambulance. They were treated and released in nearby Leitchfield.

  Average Temperature Departure from Normal Rainfall Departure from Normal
Bowling Green 77.8 +2.8 2.47" -1.68"
Frankfort 75.3 +2.7 4.43" +0.34"
Lexington 75.1 +2.9 4.56" +0.12"
Louisville Bowman 77.3 +2.2 4.34" +0.20"
Louisville International 78.2 +2.6 4.25" +0.46"

 

No records were set this month.

The sun shining on a distant shower creates a rainbow over the Kentucky countryside on the 4th. Photo: Alex Sizemore