Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

For the most part this was a fairly ordinary June. Few records were set and severe weather was infrequent. On the 5th strong storms blew down a few trees in and around Louisville, and on the 18th tree damage was done in the Blue Grass counties of central Kentucky. Nearly four inches of rain doused Bowling Green on the 4th-5th.

By far the most significant weather event took place on the 23rd as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy met up with an approaching cold front. Flooding was widespread from Hardin County northeastward into the northern Blue Grass where about 3 to 5 inches of rain fell. South of there, strong thunderstorm winds produced minor damage from LaRue and Taylor counties to Madison County. Embedded within this activity were two low-end EF1 tornadoes in LaRue County and Marion County.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Rain	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	74.2°	-0.8°	7.93"	+3.73"
Frankfort	72.7°	+0.1°	5.48"	+1.39"
Lexington	72.7°	0°	5.78"	+1.34"
Louisville Bowman	74.8°	-0.3°	3.70"	-0.44"
Louisville International	75.9°	+0.3°	3.26"	-0.53"