Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast for Strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias

Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to track toward the central Gulf Coast while strengthening into a hurricane on Thursday. There is an increasing risk of damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast Friday into Saturday. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central Gulf Coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Read More >

This month was very dry and, as a result, very warm. The record warmth culminated on the 18th and 19th with highs in the 80s to around 90 and daily average temperatures about 20 degrees above normal. The month's one strong storm system brought an end (temporarily) to the warmth, and also gave us our only severe weather of the month. Strong thunderstorm winds did some tree, barn, and fence damage in Hardin County and 1" hail was reported near Gravel Switch in Marion County.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Rainfall	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	65.8°	+7.0°	0.56"	-2.82"
Frankfort	63.0°	+6.6°	0.65"	-2.59"
Lexington	63.5°	+6.5°	0.83"	-2.30"
Louisville Bowman	64.7°	+6.5°	0.64"	-2.58"
Louisville International	66.2°	+6.7°	0.65"	-2.57"

Records

17th: Warm low of 69° at Louisville
18th: High of 88° at Bowling Green, warm low of 70° at Bowling Green, warm low of 69° at Frankfort, warm low of 66° at Lexington, high of 87° at Louisville, warm low of 72° at Louisville
19th: High of 90° at Bowling Green, warm low of 67° at Frankfort, high of 87° at Lexington, warm low of 66° at Lexington, high of 87° at Louisville, warm low of 72° at Louisville
29th: High of 82° at Lexington, high of 84° at Louisville
30th: Warm low of 59° at Frankfort

3rd warmest and 7th driest October on record at Bowling Green
5th warmest and 10th driest October on record at Frankfort
7th warmest October on record at Lexington
Warmest October on record at Louisville

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Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast for Strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias

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