Good Tuesday, everyone. It’s another day of tracking heavy rain and potential flooding across the bluegrass state. Rounds of heavy rain and some rumbles of thunder continue to work from southwest to northeast across the region, and this could cause some flooding problems.
Some areas could pick up 1″-3″ of rain with the greatest concentration along and south of Interstate 64. This will be the area to really watch for the potential for flooding.
The showers decrease later today as temps stay on the cool side. Many of us may see temps struggle to get out of the 50s.
Similar temps will be noted on Wednesday with the chance for a shower or two.
Rounds of showers and storms will kick back in for the end of the week and into the weekend. That could lead to additional heavy rain and high water threats.
On the overall scene, temps look cooler than normal with the potential for some outright chilly shots over the next few weeks.
Let’s get back to tracking the heavy rains we have today…
Make it a great day and take care.
Yuck!
I’m just about ready for fall
It feels like November – 50’s and dark and rain.
But at least it’s green now and not ugly brown.
But otherwise…yeah.
Bring spring! Oh, wait….
Frankfort officially over 10″ for April. Louisville and Lexington not too far behind.
Kentucky Mesonet has places like Richmond and Owingsville over 10″ for the month.
Richmond and Stanford are among today’s wettest.
Lexington is now standing at its second wettest April on record with 9.74 inches recorded at this hour. We need another 3 inches to crack the #1 spot. Very possible given that were technically not even halfway through the month yet!
A summer drought would make it even more ironic. I prefer the precip spread over the seasons 🙂
An inch or two per week is about perfect.
Lexington Bluegr. airport monthly rain total thru noon: 9.99″
Lexington will have its all time wettest April on record or there will be an unforeseen pattern flip that would make me quite happy.
Earlier I said Frankfort went above 10″ for the month. I added a number twice…9.97″, same as at my house for the month in Valley Station.
Right now, it’s just numbers. The magnitude of the flooding and damaged roadways says it all in hard-hit areas of south central Kentucky. Be careful out there.
Earlier I said Frankfort went above 10″ for the month. I added a number twice…9.97″, same as at my house for the month in Valley Station.
Right now, it’s just numbers. The magnitude of the flooding and damaged roadways says it all in hard-hit areas of south central Kentucky. Be careful out there.
Still wishing NWS office in Jackson would provide hazards for the dangers of mudslides with their flood products.
As we know, there can often be big differences in precip over relatively short distances, and this year to date is no exception. Nashville has received 3.33 inches so far in April; while that is well above normal, it is no where close to what areas like Louisville and Lexington have dealt with as Israel touched on. Even for the year, Nashville is only slightly above normal!
Furthermore, Nashville’s snow drought continues. Nashville has recorded 6.1 inches snow since last fall. To be sure, the last few months had plenty of freezing rain and sleet along with bitter cold in the Music City. But that 6.1 is still below normal, as so many recent years in Nashville have been. Nashville is still way overdue for a big time seasonal snow as well as a big single snowstorm. Bowling Green KY of course was slammed with snow, but oddly so were areas south of Nashville. Guin Alabama (northwest of Birmingham) had a foot of snow from one storm last February. Huntsville had an 8 inch snow the same day as Guin. Indeed, Huntsville and Chattanooga had above normal snow this winter, last winter, and for the winter of 2010-11. So the snow dome continues for north-central Tennessee.