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June 2008 ArchivesHere's a once in a life time opportunity... Your chance to meet Jamie, Ben, and me (I know, pretty exciting...!) The "Three Amigos", also known as the WHAS11NEWS First Alert Stormteam, will act as emcees for the 2008 Fifth Third Waterfront Independence Festival. Come by and say hi... We will be there the 3rd and 4th July broadcasting live during the 5, 5:30, and 6 pm newscast. Here's a little information on the ... Fantastic weather returns for today! Lots of dry air is moving in with our west and northwest winds. The low humidity levels will be pretty rare for this time of the year, so get out and enjoy! Our weather gradually gets back to summer. By tomorrow, we will see the humidity returning. No showers expected, just highs near 90. The showers and storms return for Thursday as a cold front moves in. The front will stall over the region throug... I'm all for a bit of a cool-down. Check out the flow...notice anything special?
Yep, t... So far, so good. No severe weather around Kentuckiana today, as it looks like we have dodged one bullet. The Severe Thundestorm Watch has now been cancelled for most of Kentuckiana. A few more storms are possible tonight, but very little in the way of severe weather is expected.
Here's a big list of Kentuckiana storm reports from Friday night's line of storms. Get ready for the possibility of another round or two of storms Saturday afternoon and evening... PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... A line of strong thunderstorms with a history of damaging winds and hail is moving closer to Kentuckiana tonight. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been in effect for areas in southern Indiana and western Kentucky. This will be moving quickly east as the night progresses and the storms move closer. This line is associated with what we call a "vort max", basically a wave in the middle levels of the atmoshpere. This vort is a strong kicker, he... Damage reports left by a few severe thunderstorms around Kentuckiana and the Louisville Metro Thursday are coming in... Leitchfield, Grayson county, KY... Tree Down... 7:12pm
Salem, Washington county, IN... Several trees, power lines down in the city... 7:47pm
Jeffersontown, Jefferson county, KY... Trees Down... 7:37pm
6miles S Louisville, Jefferson county... Trees down ... The heat and humidity has been helping to pop up spotty showers and thundestorms lately during the afternoons and evenings. We'll have more of those "splash n' dash" storms again on Friday. These storms really aren't too worrisome, just go inside if you hear the thunder. Different story on Saturday however. A cold front will move through Kentuckiana late Saturday afternoon and evening. Some cold air high in the sky will also tag al... Ok. Yes, it is summer. Time to heat things back up. We will see the highs climbing back into the low 90s today with above normal temps expected as we head into the upcoming weekend. This heat, along with higher humidities thanks to a south wind, will help bring back showers and thunderstorms. A few of the storms could be on the strong side by Saturday with gusty winds and heavy rain. Just watch the skies during the heating of the next fe... It's been very nice the last couple of days... We can thank the dewpoints and not the relative humidity for our comfortable weather. I know there are some of you now saying "Monty, it's not the heat, it's the humidity..." Dewpoint: The temperature to which a given air parcel must be cooled at constant pressure and constant water vapor content in order for saturation to occur. (The temperature at which ... Boy, the last week or so has been so nice compared to what we saw for weather the first 2 weeks of June! Sure, we have seen some showers and storms, but the best part has been the lack of 90 degree heat and return of cool and dry mornings. It just helps make everyone's mood better when you can start off with the cool mornings first. Those will be ending soon as the winds will be shifting more to the south as our next system draws near. Low... Check out this radar image. Normally these storm would not look severe. Most areas were recieving light to moderate rain. However, as these storms were collapsing, they pulled down winds aloft from 40-60 mph. These produced a damaging gust front (rush of air) ahead of the line, which downed trees and some powerlines. Damage reports have been coming in from southern areas of Bullit county, Nelson county (especially around Bardstown), Hardi... NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has released the latest July outlook. After a warmer than average June (remember the heat wave?), July could turn out cooler than average and a bitter wetter than normal for Kentuckiana. Here's a look at the month of July outlooks...
A northwest flow continues to dominate our weather pattern. This time of year that means we get to enjoy cooler and drier weather. This Friday a weak disturbance will slide down that northwest flow and give us a slight for a stray late day shower or storm. We have another chance for a shower/storm over the weekend (20-40%), but don't let it stop your outdoor plans, just be ready to run inside for a few minutes to let it pass. The dry... A cold front pushed through Kentuckiana today (Monday)... A few storms managed to fire up out ahead of the front earlier this morning and after that our atmosphere did a good job of stabilizing itself. Most of the active weather associated with the front was confined to our south and east. Behind the front a cooler and drier northwesterly flow will develop in the upper atmosphere and that will put us on the cooler side of the jet stream. Th...
Check out this blog at www.stormhighway.com. This shows how a power plant in Poca, West Virginia was responsible for creating co... A cold front will be moving through the area Monday bringing some showers and thunderstorms, more importantly, cooler air will be following right behind for Tuesday! Believe it, or not, we haven't had temperatures at or below average since May 28th. The entire month of June has been above normal. Finally for much of the upcoming workweek, we'll find temperatures at or below normal in the upper 70s and low 80s. Here's some June data for you... The strongest storms have move east of our area and are now heading towards the Lexington area. We do have more storms to our west and it looks like the strongest storms with this line should slide south. ...Boy, what a great start to the day! It actually got down into the upper 50s for some folks! The dry air is already getting midified though as the winds are switching to the southeast. Still nice most of the day. Most of us would rather see 80 than 90, but nothing we can do about that. We get pretty muggy by tomorrow afternoon with some summertime afternoon showers and storms expected. Friday look like an interesting weather day with a fe... Partly Cloudy vs. Partly Sunny... The debate has gone on for centuries! (Ok, maybe not quite that long). There is a widespread public perception that Partly Sunny sounds more bright and cheery then does Partly Cloudy. So is this debate a matter of seeing the sky half empty or half full? Partly Cloudy and Partl... Nice change this morning for our temps. Finally breaking out of that 80 degree heat greeting us over the past few mornings. If you liked the lows today, you are gonna love tomorrow morning. Lows will drop back to seasonable levels with mid 60s downtown and upper 50s to near 60 on the rural areas. Now that is more like it!!! ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... THUNDERSTORM SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE... MORE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE LIKELY BE ISSUED TONIGHT... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING... Now fo... From the National Weather Service.... "THE EAST FORK WHITE RIVER AT COLUMBUS CRESTED EARLY THIS MORNING AT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE ALL TIME MARCH 1913 FLOOD LEVEL. THE CREST AT Many flood warnings are currently in effect, and this can be confusing. A Flood Warning can be issued for entire counties, and for just the rivers. Both are happening now. Portion... Serious, record flooding Sunday and Monday along the East Fork of the White River in Lawrence and Jackson Counties, more flooding likely along the Mascatatuck River on the Washington/Jackson County lines. Expect major flooding south of Bedford, near Medora, Brownstown, and Seymour. Here's the latest from the 1033 PM EDT SAT JUN 07 2008 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MAJOR TO RECORD SEVERITY... Amazing amounts of rain fell from Terre Haute to Indianapolis, south to Bloomington Friday night through Saturday afternoon. Radar estimated rainfall amounts anywhere from 6-12 inches. Portions of I-65 have been closed as a result near exit 80 north to Indianapolis. This rain that fell mainly north of our viewing area is swelling rivers downstream. This is promting Flood Warnings in Lawrence, Jackson, and Washington Counties. This is a li...
A severe weather outbreak is ongoing over the Great Plains. Tornado watches have been in effect all the way from Texas, up through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, and... Hey there, I'm WHAS11 meteorologist Ben Pine. Just like Monty, this is my first post on the WHAS11.com Blog, and I hope to make it an interesting one. I thought I had escaped the Georgia-Carolina-like heat by moving north to Louisville, but I seem to be wrong. While heat waves like this have occured before in early June, it's still hard to get used to it right off the bat. We're going to be on "Record Watch" over the next week. W... Boy, where did our gentle Spring go! Comfortable temps and no severe weather....ahhhhhhh.....if only that would have lasted. We are seeing things calming down, but with the heat topping out near 90 and a frontal boundary across the northern parts of Kentuckiana, spotty severe storms will be possible. Strong winds over 60mph and large hail will be the biggest threat. Watch those skies and stay tuned! After today, the big weather story will... First let me say hello to everyone... Believe it or not this is my first ever attempt at blogging. I'm told it is fairly painless :) Ok, I have been in Louisville for a little over a month and I love it here! My family will be joing me after the school year (my son's school doesn't get out until the end of June). I can't wait... I'm getting pretty tired of frozen dinners! Seeing how this is a weather blog, I better talk a ... |
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