Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rain and Heat Hazards

A Moderate Risk of severe thunderstorms (level 4 of 5) is in the outlook across portions of the Midwest today. Damaging winds, a few tornadoes and frequent lightning with heavy rainfall are in the forecast. Meanwhile, dangerous heat across the southern Plains into the Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast will expand into Friday. Risk for wildfires for the central Rockies and Sacramento Valley. Read More >

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This was a fairly typical Ohio Valley summer: heat, humidity, and occasional thunderstorms. Where there were instances of local flooding and tree damage from storms, fortunately there were no tornadoes. The most impactful weather event of the season was a squall line on July 11 that brought severe winds to southern Indiana and north central Kentucky, including a measured 59 mph gust at Jeffersonville, Indiana. The remnants of Hurricane Laura traveled the length of Kentucky on August 28 but had little effect other than an inch or two of rain and isolated tree damage.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	78.3°	+1.2	17.27"	+5.64"
Frankfort	76.4°	+1.7	14.94"	+3.10"
Lexington	74.8°	+0.1	10.58"	-1.76"
Louisville Ali	79.0°	+1.2	17.11"	+5.76"
Louisville Bowman	77.5°	+0.7	16.01"	+4.39"

9th wettest summer on record at Louisville

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