Louisville, KY
Weather Forecast Office
Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected across southern Indiana and central Kentucky through Thursday evening as the region remains in an unsettled pattern. Intense rainfall rates and heavy rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with locally higher amounts are possible. As a result, a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the entire area.
On August 4th, many areas picked up 1 to locally 2 inches of rain (see below graphic), especially along and south I-64 in central Kentucky. Combined with an already very wet summer and the ground is sufficiently wet for potential flash flooding problems.
The last 30 days have also been very wet across southern Indiana and central and eastern Kentucky. Below are the observed (left) and departure from normal (right) rainfall graphics for the past 30 days ending August 4th.
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