I really don't see the big time heat building back in for at least a week. As we all know... the heat and humidity will return! Let's face it... we are just beginning July and it has to happen!

Other than the pattern remaining on the cool side there really isn't anything exciting going on in the forecast. Though some of the scattered showers & storms that fired off late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning did pack a big time punch!

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1232 AM     HAIL             FAUBUSH                 37.07N 84.83W
07/01/2009  E1.75 INCH       PULASKI            KY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

1250 AM     HAIL             SOMERSET                37.08N 84.61W
07/01/2009  E1.00 INCH       PULASKI            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED AT THE SOMERSET MALL.

1255 AM     HAIL             2 NE HOGUE              37.18N 84.68W
07/01/2009  M0.88 INCH       PULASKI            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL.

0103 AM     HAIL             PULASKI                 37.21N 84.64W
07/01/2009  M1.75 INCH       PULASKI            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL.

0135 AM     HAIL             MOUNT VERNON            37.36N 84.34W
07/01/2009  U2.00 INCH       ROCKCASTLE         KY   PUBLIC

            OR LARGER. EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 120 AND 135 AM.

0200 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W GRAY HAWK           37.39N 83.97W
07/01/2009                   JACKSON            KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 290.

0204 AM     HAIL             2 NE GRAY HAWK          37.41N 83.91W
07/01/2009  E1.00 INCH       JACKSON            KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND TREES DOWN ON HWY 587. HAIL STILL
            LAYING AROUND IN PILES AROUND DAWN THIS MORNING.

0224 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TRAVELLERS REST         37.45N 83.79W
07/01/2009                   OWSLEY             KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TOPS OF TREES BLOWN OUT AND POWER LINES DOWN. ALSO PILES
            OF SMALL HAIL STILL LAYING AROUND AT 630 AM THIS MORNING.


0405 AM     HAIL             KINGDOM COME S.P.       36.99N 82.99W
07/01/2009  E0.75 INCH       HARLAN             KY   PARK/FOREST SRVC

0410 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GORDON                  37.00N 83.02W
07/01/2009                   LETCHER            KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ONE TREE DOWN.

 

We can also throw this into the mix.

...RECORD MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT JACKSON KY...

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE JACKSON WEATHER OFFICE WAS 75 DEGREES.
THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 76
DEGREES SET BACK IN 1982 AND 2003.

WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE JACKSON WEATHER OFFICE DATE BACK TO 1981.
...RECORD MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT JACKSON KY...

 

The clouds will remain on the thick side Thursday. This will probably prevent temps from getting out of control. I wouldn't be surprised if highs were stuck in the 70s on Thursday afternoon. I also wouldn't be surprised if an isolated shower or storm fired up again sometime on Thursday.

The holiday weekend is nearly here and I am seeing conflicting forecasts. My early thoughts kept the rain away on Saturday... but since then the data has pushed the rain in here a little quicker. That means showers & storms could be here for the 4th. I'll keep watching this system develop and keep you updated right here!

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