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 >

Spring 2018 was of two very distinct personalities. March and April were quite chilly, with measurable snow falling as late as April 16. Then as the calendar turned from April to May, a switch flipped and we went straight to summer. The monthly average temperatures for May were very close to what we usually see for June. All climate sites in central Kentucky recorded their warmest May on record. Amazingly, April was the 9th coldest on record at Bowling Green and 10th coldest on record at Frankfort! Not only that, this was Louisville's 4th snowiest spring and Lexington's 7th snowiest spring on record!

There were only two tornadoes, both of EF1 strength on April 3. The most widespread severe weather event was a powerful squall line that brought wind damage to southern Indiana and north central Kentucky on May 31.

	Average Temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snow	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	58.3°	+0.8°	12.47"	-1.89"	2.6"	+1.3"
Frankfort	55.6°	+0.9°	16.27"	+3.35"
Lexington	55.6°	+0.6°	17.15"	+4.22"	13.6"	+12.3"
Louisville Bowman	57.0°	+0.2°	11.30"	-2.06"
Louisville International	58.2°	+0.6°	13.43"	-0.02"	13.1"	+11.6"