Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains in the Southern Plains, Northwest, and Upper Midwest

Heavy to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains through Friday. There is an increased risk of flash flooding in east Texas today. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are also possible across parts of the upper Midwest and northwestern states. Read More >

If you think it's been unusually hot lately, that's because these temperatures are more typical of July! Average temperatures through the first week of October were around 15 degrees above normal. Lexington, KY recorded its warmest first week of October on record. Meanwhile, it was the second warmest first week of October on record at Louisville, Frankfort, and Bowling Green.

Lexington's previous warmest first week of October on record occurred in 1941, when the average temperature was 77.1 degrees. Louisville's warmest first week of October on record had an average temperature of 79.5 degrees in 1884.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains in the Southern Plains, Northwest, and Upper Midwest

Lexington, KY Records Its Warmest First Week of October on Record