Good Thursday, everyone. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms have been hammering the bluegrass state for the past few days. This is all part of a very stormy setup that shows no signs of letting up as we get set to close out June and usher in July.

The Wednesday storms packed a heck of a punch… and then some. The amount of rain and lightning with these boomers was off the charts. Some areas picked up 2″-4″ of rain and that was enough to cause some flash flooding. Damaging winds were also reported in several areas of the state.

The stuff that goes up today will be much more scattered in nature, but can still pack a decent punch on a more local scale. Temps will range from the low to middle 80s for highs.

Keep an eye on the northwestern sky Friday afternoon and evening for some fast moving storms to dive in here. A few of these may be on the strong side. The shower and thunderstorm threat will increase over the weekend and we could be looking at some strong storms that dump more heavy rains on the region.

The setup as we head into early July is one you don’t see very often. We have a big upper level low closing off across the Ohio Valley…

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That means an unsettled pattern will continue as that upper low eases westward into the plains states. A daily threat for showers and thunderstorms will be with us next week and that may cause some problems with 4th of July festivities.

The 2 week rain forecast from the GFS continues to show a lot of moisture…

GFS 3

Our “summer of storms” shows no signs of letting up.

Make it a great day and take care.