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Severe Thunderstorm Threat From the Central Plains to the Northeast; Extreme HeatRisk for the East Coast

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >

This October was warm and dry with no severe weather or flooding. Moderate drought persisted across most of southern Indiana and much of central Kentucky through the month until the last few days. Significant rains then fell on the 29th and 30th as a slow-moving frontal system drifted across the region. Two to three inches fell along the Ohio River, with over four inches in parts of western Kentucky.

Halloween was a chilly one, with widespread morning lows in the 20s putting an end to the growing season.

 

  Average Temperature Departure from Normal Precipitation Departure from Normal Snow Departure from Normal
Bowling Green 60.9° +0.9° 2.10" -1.53" 0 0
Frankfort 58.4° +0.8° 2.70" -0.94"    
Lexington 60.6° +2.8° 2.30" -1.36" T +T
Louisville Ali 61.8° +1.5° 2.97" -0.75" 0 -0.1"
Louisville Bowman 58.6° -0.2° 3.28" -0.37"    

 

Records

27th: Warm low of 66° at Louisville
29th: Rainfall of 0.64" at Bowling Green

 

Kentucky Castle

A partly cloudy sunrise over the Kentucky Castle between Versailles and Lexington on the 7th.