Torrential rains from locally heavy t-storms have resulted in > 4' of rainfall at our site 5 mi E of Henderson. This has led to flooding of low-lying areas & plenty of standing water in Henderson County, as seen by both our webcam and on either side of the Audubon Parkway. #kywx

Almost camouflaged beneath the grass at our Lawrence County site yesterday was this turtle 🐢, although he was discovered by our field technician, Cooper Jackson! #kywx

Check out the rainbow 🌈on the left side of the shot from Lincoln County this afternoon! #kywx

Moments ago, our site in Caldwell County near Princeton clocked a wind gust to near 56 mph.

Scattered strong storms with gusty winds and hail are possible across portions of the state into the evening. #kywx

Site of the Week: Adair County (3 mi N of Columbia)
First online data: 5/14/2008
Max temp that day: 67.3
Min temp that day: 55.1
All-time Max temp: 104.3 (6/29/2012)
All-time Min temp: -15.4 (2/20/2015)
All-time wettest: 7.33' (5/2/2010)
Driest month: Sept. 2019 (0.10') #kywx

Bands of rain with rumbles of thunder are advancing E across the Commonwealth today. So far, amounts have been light generally E of I-65. In the W, however, soaking rains have occurred. The site with the highest total: Ballard County with > 3' since midnight! #kywx

Did you know that many of our sites measure conditions both above AND below ground? Here are graphs from one of those sites (Hart Co. E of Munfordville) showing soil temperature and moisture trends over the past two weeks. More info anytime at kymesonet.org. #kywx

Monday morning sunrise 🌄roundup from our sites in Metcalfe, Jackson, and Franklin Counties! #kywx

And that's a wrap! Our final classroom visit for the 2023-'24 school year came earlier this week at Foundation Christian Academy in Bowling Green! Our thanks to Ms. Cummins for inviting us to speak to the 4th graders! #outreach #kywx

Our thanks to Ms. Carter and Mr. Cook for inviting us into their science/STEM classrooms on Friday! #outreach #kywx

NEW: Our technicians have just installed a new webcam on our tower in Meade Co. near Brandenburg (view faces SW). In addition, our older webcam one county over in Hardin (near E'town) has been replaced by a new, real-time camera.
We now have 67 webcams active in the field! #kywx

A stormy week is well underway. Multiple rounds of embedded rain/thunder are sliding NE across the state this morning as low pressure does the same.
Remember, you can overlay our radar imagery over maps with various parameters on kymesonet.org! #kywx

THU morning update shows more of SE KY in D0 (abnormally dry). Further discussion TODAY with Dr. Jerry Brotzge in our Drought Early Warning webinar at 2pm ET/1pm CT. Please join us! Zoom link: 📷wku.zoom.us/j/99406376503
YouTube Channel: 📷youtube.com/channel/UCDg3h… UK Ag Weather Center #kywx

No 'jive turkey' 🦃here! This bird was spotted roaming the grounds outside our offices at WKU Innovation Campus this morning. We believe it's lost; this bird should be out in the open land wandering around near one of our sites! 😁

Zoom link: wku.zoom.us/j/99406376503
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCDg3h…

Please let me know if you have any questions, and we look forward to seeing you this Thursday at 2pm ET / 1pm CT!
-KY Climate Center Team NIDIS Drought.gov UK Ag Weather Center #kywx

Just click on the Zoom link below (no registration required). There is also the option to view live on the YouTube channel. Webinars are regularly scheduled for the first Thursday of the month, with the opportunity of additional webinars in the case of drought episodes.

We'll take a look at where we stand drought-wise & what the outlooks portend going forward. This webinar is hosted by KY Climate Center in partnership with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and in coordination with the Midwest Drought Early Warning System.

🧵Happy #KentuckyDerby150 week everyone! A reminder to join us this THU (May 2nd) at 2pm ET / 1pm CT - as state climatologist & WKU Ogden College professor Dr. Jerry Brotzge takes us through a look back at April, current conditions, ag impacts, & outlooks, followed by a time for Q & A.

On Friday, we paid a visit to Butler County High School in Morgantown, KY, where we spoke to environmental science students along with the STEM Club on Mesonet, climate, along with careers in meteorology. Or thanks to Ms. Madison Staton for having us! #outreach #kywx

High clouds appeared like cotton candy in the skies over the Commonwealth on what is the start of #KentuckyDerby150 week! 👀at the waning gibbous moon 🌖from our shot facing SE in Grayson Co. near Leitchfield! Expect clouds to thicken today with rain on the approach. #kywx