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Winter Storm to Impact the Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior Northeast; heavy rain in the Southeast

A storm system will bring a variety of hazards to the Eastern US. Wintry precipitation is expected from the central Appalachians to the Northeast. Heavy snow is expected for interior New England and the northern Mid-Atlantic through the night, and icing will continue in the Appalachians this morning. On the south side of the system, heavy rain and thunderstorms will persist across the Southeast. Read More >

With the exception of Frankfort in May, every climate site in central Kentucky was drier than normal for each of the three months of spring this year, resulting in a season that was about 2 to 5 inches drier than normal. Parts of the Louisville metro and also southern Kentucky, especially around Edmonton and Greensburg, received less than 70% of the normal amount of precipitation for spring. Fortunately we had a wet winter that helped to bolster groundwater levels, but by the end of May signs of dryness were beginning to appear.

March Summary

April Summary

May Summary

  Average Temperature Departure from Normal Precipitation Departure from Normal Snow Departure from Normal
Bowling Green 59.9° +1.2° 11.40" -2.98" 5.1"  
Frankfort 57.0° +0.9° 12.55" -1.82"    
Lexington 57.4° +1.6° 11.82" -2.52" 5.5" +2.5"
Louisville Ali 59.9° +1.3° 10.04" -4.54" 1.5" -0.7"
Louisville Bowman 58.5° +0.9° 10.53" -3.69"    

 

Stormy weather in Casey County

A downed silo in Casey County on the stormy evening of May 18.