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Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

Louisville, Kentucky on July 18.  WHAS/Jamie Martin
Crepuscular rays over Richmond, KY August 15, 2010 Crepuscular rays over Richmond, Kentucky on August 15.  David Pence
Sunset November 3, 2010 in southern Indiana A beautiful sunset as seen from the Floyd/Harrison County line just north of I-64 on November 3.  Mike Schellenberger KC9ALQ
rays Sun rays shining through a hole in the clouds, while small soft hail was falling in Adair County on November 4.  Kristy Keene
Sunrise in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on November 24, 2010 A panoramic photo of the sun rising over Elizabethtown on November 24.  Steven Townsend, Code 3 Images Photography