Critical Fire Weather in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Great Basin, interior Northwest, and Rockies Thursday. Red Flag Warnings have been issued. While there is still uncertainty in what impacts might occur to the U.S. east coast next week, the risk of dangerous surf and rip currents across the western Atlantic basin is increasing. Read More >

On September 14, 2008 the remnants of former Hurricane Ike moved northeastward through the Ohio Valley. Thunderstorms and breezy conditions had been expected to accompany the system's low pressure center. Instead, skies remained mostly clear and the sun was able to mix up the atmosphere and generate astounding wind gusts:

A great deal of tree damage was done, along with some light structural damage. Thousands of power lines were torn down and Louisville suffered its largest blackout in at least 30 years. Louisville International Airport was shut down and a state of emergency was declared. Sadly there were four fatalities caused by falling limbs.

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Capitol Avenue, Corydon	Corydon	Bonnycastle Avenue	Wolf Pen Branch


Wolf Pen Branch	Wolf Pen Branch	Saratoga Avenue	Taylorsville Road


Taylorsville Road	Baxter Avenue	Scottsburg, Indiana	IN 135

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Critical Fire Weather in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

Remnants of Hurricane Ike September 14, 2008