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Dangerous Heat Expands; Heavy Rainfall Threats; Fire Weather Concerns for the West

The heat will increase and expand across the Central Plains, Mississippi Valley, Southeast and into the Eastern U.S. through the week as high pressure builds across the eastern two-thirds of the country. On the northern periphery of this heat, the threat for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across the northern Plains and upper Midwest through Tuesday. Critical Fire Weather for the west. Read More >

Overview

A warm front lifted northward along the KY/TN border New Years Eve into the morning hours on New Years Day. South of the warm front an unstable environment was in place before a cold front swept through the region from the northwest. This caused thunderstorms to develop across our southern counties in west Kentucky overnight and into the morning hours. A couple of tornadoes occurred in our far southeast counties including an EF-2 that struck the downtown area of Hopkinsville, KY shortly after 9 AM.  
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