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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 >

March Summary

April Summary

May Summary

This spring was a quiet one, with just some minor sporadic severe weather and few significant temperature or precipitation extremes. There were only two tornadoes: one on March 14 north of Salem, Indiana, and another on April 12 near La Grange, Kentucky.

  Average Temperature Departure from Normal Precipitation Departure from Normal Snow Departure from Normal
Bowling Green 59.0° +1.5° 10.46" -3.90" Trace -1.3"
Frankfort 56.6° +1.9° 15.13" +2.21"    
Lexington 57.0° +2.0° 11.63" -1.30" 3.3" +1.6"
Louisville Bowman 56.6° -0.2° 16.94" +3.58"    
Louisville International 59.1° +1.5° 14.97" +1.52" 2.6" +1.1"

 

 

Tornado damage southwest of LaGrange, KY, April 12, 2019

Tree damage from a small EF1 tornado that struck southwest of La Grange, Kentucky, April 12. NWS