Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Special page: Jeffersonville Tornado of May 30

Wall cloud that had a reported funnel on the south side of Lexington (May 30). John Bradshaw

Brief tornado touchdown near Peonia, KY on June 12. Nathan Webb, Priceville

Severe storm around sunset on June 13. Denny Battreal, Mount Washington

July 13 derecho as viewed from the Hardin County Fairgrounds. Steven Townsend, Elizabethtown, KY

Thunderstorm anvil canopy ahead of the July 13 derecho, as viewed from Hart County looking north. Nathan Webb, Priceville

Passage of the derecho (7/13) in Hart County Nathan Webb, Priceville

Anvil associated with the July 13 derecho as viewed from Lexington looking northwest. At this time, the storm was still in southern Indiana just west of Louisville. John Bradshaw

A compact disc tossed up into a tree about seven feet off the ground due to high winds associated with the July 13 derecho passing through Lexington. John Bradshaw