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Hurricane Isaias Approaching the Gulf Coast; Remnants of Rachel to Impact the Southwest U.S.

Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. A life-threatening storm surge is expected along the coast with damaging wind gusts extending well inland. Areas of heavy rainfall are forecast throughout much of the Southeast U.S. The remnants of Rachel will bring gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the Southwest U.S. this weekend. 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.