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Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Concerns in the Southwest; Coastal Low to Impact the East Coast

Deep tropical moisture will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding through early next week over the Southwest and Four Corners. A coastal storm is expected to impact the southeast U.S. coast and mid-Atlantic regions with flooding, dangerous rip currents, gusty winds and heavy rain up much of the East Coast through early next week. 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