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The U.S. Drought Monitor released their latest outlook yesterday, and there is some good news for southern Kentucky. The area of moderate drought has decreased some, but portions of Warren county and all of Butler county are still in a moderate drought. The area of moderate drought is affecting 12.29% of the state, which is a […]
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“Bowling Green Bubble”…Myth-Busted?
I don’t think the “Bowling Green Bubble” will ever catch an episode on MythBusters, which is unfortunate because it would be the perfect episode for a show called MythBusters; Can the BG Bubble Burst? If the episode did air, the map below would be hard evidence that it is in fact, a myth. We’ve had plenty of […]
Fire Weather Danger Threatens West
A combination of very dry conditions and thunderstorm chances has prompted a threat for fire weather over much of the pacific northwest. Check out all of the red flag warnings currently in effect as of 2pm CST: The main cause for these fire weather concerns is the ongoing drought out west. Check out the current […]
Southern Kentucky Drought Update
The United States Drought Monitor released their weekly update today, and much of southern Kentucky remains in an area of moderate drought. This area of moderate drought has expanded a bit and is covering 19.38% of Kentucky, which is a 4.9% increase from last week’s coverage. 44.64% of the state is considered at least abnormally […]
Much Needed Rain for Bowling Green
Real Time Radar For Bowling Green Weather: Today 8/7 – Mostly Cloudy, Iso’d PM Thunderstorms – High 89° / Thur Night – Scattered Showers & Thunderstorms – Low 69° 6am 69º – 9am 81º – 12pm 86º – 3pm 88º – 6pm 84º Good morning, our weather is getting ready to change pretty drastically as an area of low […]
Western U.S. Drought Status
Yesterday we took a look at Kentucky’s drought status. Kentucky’s drought is actually not too bad when compared to the severity of the droughts out west. Much of the west is currently involved in a widespread drought, with California feeling the worst of the impacts. In fact, 58.41% of the state is in an exceptional […]
Southern Kentucky Drought
Earlier today, the United States Drought Monitor released their weekly update and areas of southern Kentucky, including Bowling Green, have now been classified in an area of moderate drought. The area of moderate drought covers 14.48% of the state, and 38.9% of the state is considered at least abnormally dry. Radar estimated rainfall amounts line up very […]
A Few Thunderstorm Chances Looming for Bowling Green
Real Time Bowling Green Weather Radar: Today 7/31 – Partly Cloudy, Warmer – High 85º / Tonight – Partly Cloudy– Low 61º 6am 58º – 9am 73º – 12pm 80º – 3pm 84º – 6pm 81º Good morning, today is the last day of July, and the weather continues to act like it has not gotten the memo. Temperatures have […]
Deadly Lightning Strikes Venice Beach
The summer monsoon season continues to cause some problems out west, and the latest is a rare summertime thunderstorm that produced deadly lightning in Venice Beach, California yesterday. Moist flow out of the south usually only makes its way to the interior deserts and mountains of California, but yesterday the flow made it all the […]
Kentucky Drought Monitor
If you’re one of those people saying, “We could really use the rain” then you are correct. As of right now, Warren County is abnormally dry according to the United States Drought Monitor. In fact, 47.92% of the state is categorized under abnormally dry. A few counties in eastern Kentucky are categorized in moderate drought. […]