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Heavy Rains from the Plains to the East; Fire Weather Risk in the Desert Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains through Saturday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will spread east into the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid Atlantic and Northeast. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds will continue to support an elevated fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Here are the peak wind gusts from the past 24 hours:

 

A COLD FRONT SENT A STRONG BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
EASTERN KENTUCKY YESTERDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE
SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE RESPOSIBLE FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.
BELOW IS A TABLE OF THE PEAK WIND GUSTS FROM ACROSS EASTERN
KENTUCKY LAST EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

...WIND REPORTS PAST 24 HOURS ...

LOCATION                     SPEED     TIME/DATE       PROVIDER
LONDON-CORBIN APT            45 MPH    0110 AM 12/24   ASOS
13 S PIKEVILLE               41 MPH    0120 AM 12/24   KYMN
HAGERHILL                    40 MPH    0502 PM 12/23   CWOP
5 S MCKEE                    39 MPH    0340 PM 12/23   KYMN
NWS JACKSON                  37 MPH    0355 PM 12/23   ASOS
JACKSON APT RAWS             35 MPH    0415 PM 12/23   RAWS
3 SE BARBOURVILLE            34 MPH    1205 AM 12/24   KYMN
PEABODY RAWS                 34 MPH    0201 AM 12/24   RAWS
SOMERSET RAWS                34 MPH    0901 PM 12/23   RAWS
2 SW WEST LIBERTY            34 MPH    0125 AM 12/24   KYMN
MOUNT STERLING APT           33 MPH    0915 PM 12/23   AWOS
3 SE JACKSON                 32 MPH    0415 PM 12/23   KYMN
2 S BOONEVILLE               31 MPH    0335 PM 12/23   KYMN
3 N WHITLEY CITY             31 MPH    1245 AM 12/24   KYMN
4 S OWINGSVILLE              31 MPH    0305 PM 12/23   KYMN
MOREHEAD AIRPORT             30 MPH    0930 PM 12/23   AWOS
5 N HINDMAN                  30 MPH    0145 AM 12/24   KYMN
4 W PAINTSVILLE              28 MPH    0430 PM 12/23   KYMN
1 NW BURNSIDE                28 MPH    0850 PM 12/23   KYTC-RWIS
TRIANGLE MTN RAWS            28 MPH    0102 AM 12/24   RAWS
BIG SANDY RAWS               27 MPH    0509 PM 12/23   RAWS
BIG SANDY APT                26 MPH    0455 PM 12/23   AWOS
MIDDLESBORO APT              25 MPH    0215 AM 12/24   AWOS
3 NE SOMERSET                25 MPH    0855 PM 12/23   CWOP
5 NW SLADE                   23 MPH    0400 PM 12/23   CWOP
PIKE COUNTY APT              23 MPH    0135 AM 12/24   AWOS
2 SW MT. STERLING            22 MPH    0338 PM 12/23   CWOP
DEERING                      22 MPH    0123 AM 12/24   CWOP
4 NE MOREHEAD                21 MPH    0320 PM 12/23   KYMN
HARLAN APT                   20 MPH    0255 AM 12/24   AWOS
1 WSW MT VERNON              20 MPH    1054 PM 12/23   AWS
MOUNT STERLING               20 MPH    0934 PM 12/23   AWS

OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.