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Tropical Moisture Will Bring Heavy to Excessive Rainfall with Possible Flooding This Week

Tropical moisture from the remnants of Odalys and Hurricane Polo will surge over the southwest into the central U.S. this week with several days of heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring limited to considerable flooding. Flood Watches have been issued through Wednesday in the southwest U.S. and moderate risk outlooks have been issued today through Thursday. Read More >

Be sure to stop by our April 26, 2005 rainbow event webpage!

Hardin Double rainbow viewed from western Hardin County, April 26.  Webster Cundiff
NWS Four seperate pictures crudely stitched together of a double rainbow viewed from the NWS Louisville office on April 26.
NWS Single image of the April 26 rainbow from NWS Louisville.
Upper tangent arc. Tangent arcs are caused by the reflection of sunlight by ice crystals in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Amy Turner, Louisville
A sundog mixed with cirrus clouds. Mike Callahan, Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Rainbow that was cast over the Morman Hills looking east after the storm of April 22 passed over. The sun came out and created the rainbow with the dark storm clouds in the distance. Tony Bright
Rainbow as seen from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky (June). Shawn Crowe
RainbowRainbow seen in Shepherdsville, Kentucky in September. Walter J Kalewski