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 >

Sparse severe weather led to another relatively quiet spring this year. We did record four tornadoes, but all were weak and short-lived. On the other side of the coin, we experienced an unusual late season snow on April 20-21 when two inches fell on parts of central Kentucky during the overnight hours.

March Summary

April Summary

May Summary

	Average temperature	Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Departure from Normal	Snow	Departure from Normal
Bowling Green	58.1°	-0.6°	12.97"	-1.41"	0.2"
Frankfort	55.5°	-0.6°	10.45"	-3.92"
Lexington	53.9°	-1.9°	12.22"	-2.12"	0.9"	-2.1"
Louisville Ali	58.9°	+0.3°	11.71"	-2.87"	1.8"	-0.4"
Louisville Bowman	57.2°	-0.4°	11.55"	-2.67"