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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mid-South; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected across portions of the mid-Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and portions of Arizona. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that, when combined with oppressive dew points, little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. 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