June 2017 Summary

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"

Records

14th: High of 94° at Louisville

9th wettest June on record at Bowling Green

Loretto barn flattened

Straight-line winds over 90mph flattened this old tobacco barn about a mile south of Loretto on the 23rd.