Severe Weather Across the Southeast; Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth for the West

Severe thunderstorms will continue today across portions of the Southeast as this system tracks offshore. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions will increase fire weather concerns for areas of central Florida today; The threat shifts into portions of the northern Plains on Friday. Record warmth will spread for the southern Plains, Southwest, central Great Basin and interior California next week. Read More >

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Monthly Summary
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February 2017 was a very warm month across our region, with temperatures running 8 to 10 degrees above normal. In fact, Paducah, Evansville, and Cape Girardeau all established their warmest February on record. Daytime highs in the 60s and 70s were fairly common. Average temperatures for the month finished right near what you would expect in a typical March. Evansville tied their all-time record high for the month of February, reaching 79 degrees on the 24th. The region was also drier than normal, with the most notable area being mainly north of the Ohio River across southern Illinois and southwest Indiana and also over into portions of southeast MO. Snow was basically nonexistent with no measurable snow falling for the whole month for most communities including Paducah and Evansville. The month ended with a bang, as a significant severe weather event unfolded on the evening of the 28th. Damaging winds, hail, and numerous tornadoes were reported with this event.