Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >

Yesterday, August 13th, NWS employees and volunteers paid a visit to LG&E's Trimble County power plant. The visit between the partnering groups began with presentations covering the operations of each organization. That was followed by a full tour of the coal powered electricity generating facilities. The journey of coal from barges on the Ohio River to the collection of harmful byproducts for environmental reasons were all covered. Some of the collected byproducts from the process of burning coal are used to make dry wall, roofing shingles, and asphalt.