Cold Front Moving Through the Northeast U.S. Monday; Atmospheric River to Impact the Pacific Northwest Midweek

A cold front will cross the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. through Monday with gusty winds and areas of rain showers. A strong atmospheric river is expected to move into the Pacific Northwest by midweek bringing a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and mountain snows for parts of Washington, Oregon, northern California, and the Sierra Nevada. Read More >

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected across southern Indiana and central Kentucky through Thursday evening as the region remains in an unsettled pattern. Intense rainfall rates and heavy rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with locally higher amounts are possible. As a result, a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the entire area.

On August 4th, many areas picked up 1 to locally 2 inches of rain (see below graphic), especially along and south I-64 in central Kentucky. Combined with an already very wet summer and the ground is sufficiently wet for potential flash flooding problems.

The last 30 days have also been very wet across southern Indiana and central and eastern Kentucky. Below are the observed (left) and departure from normal (right) rainfall graphics for the past 30 days ending August 4th.

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Cold Front Moving Through the Northeast U.S. Monday; Atmospheric River to Impact the Pacific Northwest Midweek

A Look at Recent Rainfall Totals Across the Area