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Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Threats in the Midwest and Ohio Valley; Heat Continues in the Plains and Southeast

An active pattern will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall and flash flooding threats to the Midwest and Ohio Valley over the next couple of days. Dangerous heat continues across the central/southern Plains and Southeast U.S. into next week. There is potential for record-tying/breaking temperatures with many areas forecast to see their hottest temperatures so far this year. 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