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Wind and Rain in the Northeast; Atmospheric River to Impact the West

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

March Summary

April Summary

May Summary

This spring was a quiet one, with just some minor sporadic severe weather and few significant temperature or precipitation extremes. There were only two tornadoes: one on March 14 north of Salem, Indiana, and another on April 12 near La Grange, Kentucky.

  Average Temperature Departure from Normal Precipitation Departure from Normal Snow Departure from Normal
Bowling Green 59.0° +1.5° 10.46" -3.90" Trace -1.3"
Frankfort 56.6° +1.9° 15.13" +2.21"    
Lexington 57.0° +2.0° 11.63" -1.30" 3.3" +1.6"
Louisville Bowman 56.6° -0.2° 16.94" +3.58"    
Louisville International 59.1° +1.5° 14.97" +1.52" 2.6" +1.1"

 

 

Tornado damage southwest of LaGrange, KY, April 12, 2019

Tree damage from a small EF1 tornado that struck southwest of La Grange, Kentucky, April 12. NWS