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The recent rains in California have helped alleviate the drought, but an exceptional drought still covers much of the area. Here is a look at what the drought looked like last week. Much improvement, especially in the northern parts of California, but still a long way to go. More rain is heading toward […]
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California Storm Brings Heavy Rain and High Wind
A strong area of low pressure has been impacting portions of California. The California storm brought places around San Fransisco flooding rains, whereas the higher terrain is dealing with very strong winds. One report measured a wind gust of 147 mph. Big storms like this aren’t all that common along the west coast. Some meteorologists […]
Powerful Storm to Impact the West Coast
A powerful storm that is currently situated over the Pacific Ocean will move onshore tomorrow and bring high winds, heavy rain, and significant snowfall (at higher elevations) to portions of the west coast. An associated cold front will begin to slam Washington, Oregon, and California with high winds and heavy precipitation tomorrow. High wind warnings are in […]
Rain Falling in Drought-Stricken California
Pacific storms could bring up to seven inches of rain to the drought-stricken state of California this week. As of last week, 100% of the state was considered to be in at least a moderate drought, with 55% in an “exceptional drought” (Capital Weather Gang). The first system in the storm series brought heavy rain […]
Devastating Drought in Brazil
Brazil is currently facing the worst drought it has seen in over 80 years as the Cantareira watershed, a major source of water for the city of Sao Paulo, runs dry. The reservoirs that supply water for 8 million people in the metropolitan area are the lowest they have ever been, and could run out by February […]
Dry October in Western U.S.
The weather in southern Kentucky has been dry as of late, but earlier in the month we saw some rainfall that has brought the Bowling Green October monthly rainfall total to 3.22″. While 3.22″ of precipitation is not that impressive, it is 0.92″ above normal as October is usually one of the driest months. There has not […]
Weather Tools for Weather Enthusiasts
There are plenty of easy-to-use weather tools available to anyone. For those of you interested in going a little deeper than the typical TV forecast, check out these sites. Severe Weather and Model Guidance: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) The SPC website has plenty of tools available to keep up to date with the latest severe […]
Climate Update
The 6 – 10 day outlook will feature a higher probability of drier than normal conditions and near normal temperatures. Likewise, the one month outlook will keep temperatures and precipitation near average. (Keep in mind it only takes one heavy thunderstorm to throw precipitation numbers on the wet side). But overall the heaviest precipitation over […]
Record Setting August (Almost)
Storms moved through Warren County during the late afternoon hours yesterday and prompted a severe thunderstorm warning as well as a flash flood warning. As the storm passed over the city, 1.16″ of rainfall was recorded at the Bowling Green Airport. This was able to bring our monthly rainfall total up to 9.26″, which is just […]
Southern Kentucky Drought Situation Improves
In the latest update from the U.S. drought monitor, conditions continue to improve across southern Kentucky with the help of a very wet August. With yesterday’s rainfall, Bowling Green has seen 7.28″ of rain during the month which makes this month the seventh wettest August on record. We are just over two inches shy of […]