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Additional Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Central Texas; Tropical Storm Chantal to Impact the Coastal Carolinas

Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns remain for today across Central Texas and the Hill Country, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Tropical Storm Chantal has formed and will bring heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to portions of the coastal Carolinas. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic. Read More >

September was typically quiet in 2021, with no severe weather in southern Indiana or central Kentucky. The most significant weather-maker of the month took place on the 15th when a cold front coming in from the northwest interacted with moisture streaming north from tropical cyclone Nicholas to produce widespread rain and scattered flooding. Bardstown was by far the hardest hit, with a local CoCoRaHS volunteer reporting about half a foot of rain. 

  Average Temperature Departure from Normal Precipitation Departure from Normal
Bowling Green 70.4° -1.0° 5.99" +2.35"
Frankfort 70.1° +0.9° 4.37" +1.02"
Lexington 68.3° -0.8° 3.15" -0.27"
Louisville Ali 73.4° +1.4° 4.76" +1.10"
Louisville Bowman 71.9° +1.5° 4.75" +1.14"

 

Records

5th: Rainfall of 1.10" at Louisville
15th: Rainfall of 2.59" at Bowling Green, rainfall of 0.98" at Frankfort

Parkalnds WRN award

The Parklands of Floyds Fork is the 2021 Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence in the middle Ohio Valley. Lead forecaster Brian Schoettmer, far right, presented the award.