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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the Midwest into the Great Lakes Region; Significant Heat in the Southwest

Strong to severe storms may produce damaging winds, isolated hail, and a few tornadoes from the Midwest into the lower Great Lakes. These storms may also produce areas of heavy rain and flash flooding. Significant heat will continue across parts of the Desert Southwest into western Texas and north Alaska. Dangerous heat will also build into the Eastern and Central U.S. and continue into next week. Read More >

Photos from the snowstorm that struck southern Indiana and central Kentucky March 7-8, 2008:

 

Snowfall map Map of Kentucky snowfall totals.
NWS At the National Weather Service office in Louisville.  NWS
NWS At the National Weather Service office in Louisville.  NWS
Anneta Anneta, Kentucky.  Barbra Scott/WBKO
 SSP  Sawyer State Park in Louisville.  NWS
 Carefree  Carefree, Indiana.  Wade Bell
 Centertown  Centertown, Kentucky.  Linda Reid/WBKO
 Centertown again  Centertown, Kentucky.  Linda Reid/WBKO
 Guston  Guston, Kentucky.  Jim Kendall
 Isaac  Isaac Fluharty hard at work in Frankfort, Kentucky.  Mike Sparks
 Richmond  Exit 87 on Interstate 75 in Richmond, Kentucky.  Jason Rawlins
 Leitchfield  Leitchfield, Kentucky.  Mandy Decker
 Magnolia  Magnolia, Kentucky.  Teresa Walters
 Martinsburg  Martinsburg, Indiana.  Tina Hinkebein
 Palmyra  Palmyra, Indiana.  Mike Curran
 Palmyra again  Palmyra, Indiana.  Mike Curran
 Crawford County  Route 66 in Crawford County.  Wade Bell
 Crawford County again  Route 66 in Crawford County.  Wade Bell
 Scottsville  Scottsville, Kentucky.  Nancy F. McGuire
 NWS  At the National Weather Service office in Louisville.  NWS
 Sugar Grove Sugar Grove, Kentucky.  Judy Neighbors/WBKO
 Snowy house   Between Anchorage and Pewee Valley, Kentucky.  NWS
 sunny house  Just a few hours after the previous picture! NWS
 Shepherdsville  Shepherdsville, Kentucky.  Note the bluejay in the lower right hand corner of the picture.  Trisha Noble