Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

Be sure to stop by our April 26, 2005 rainbow event webpage!

Double rainbow viewed from western Hardin County, April 26. Webster Cundiff

Four seperate pictures crudely stitched together of a double rainbow viewed from the NWS Louisville office on April 26.

Single image of the April 26 rainbow from NWS Louisville.

Upper tangent arc. Tangent arcs are caused by the reflection of sunlight by ice crystals in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Amy Turner, Louisville

A sundog mixed with cirrus clouds. Mike Callahan, Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Rainbow that was cast over the Morman Hills looking east after the storm of April 22 passed over. The sun came out and created the rainbow with the dark storm clouds in the distance. Tony Bright