Category Archives: Kentucky Weather

For the second time in 2009, Bowling Green recorded rain on at least seven consecutive days. The recent consecutive rainfall streak, which ended September 26th, reached 10 days, which tied for the longest in history.

Today I have for your viewing pleasure my thoughts on the upcoming winter and a quick look at what might happen this weekend. For those of you waiting for a fall pattern i’ll show you when the first sign of it will … Continue reading →

1. The majority of us in the mid south have seen periods of storms over the weekend, just enough to cancel those late afternoon and evening outdoor plans for some. However, Sunday night our friends to the north in Louisville … Continue reading →

A quick little introduction about myself before we get to the good stuff and discuss the weather for the weekend.

Within the next few days regular posts will resume on the WKU weather blog. Dr.Goodrich will still be a main contributor however quite a few of the posts will now be done by his students. Thank you for having the WKU … Continue reading →

Bowling Green has received measurable rainfall (>0.01″) for seven consecutive days, a streak that is predicted to end Tuesday. How often has this happened? More often than you might think!

Jane Marie Wix of Brandenburg and Charles Danny Gant of Bowling Green, both junior meteorology majors in WKU’s Department of Geography and Geology, have each been awarded a 2009 Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) internship from the National Weather Service … Continue reading →

The StormTopper Network was recently featured on the WKU homepage and on a video segment on WBKO-TV in Bowling Green. The StormTopper Network is a group of WKU Meteorology majors who assist Warren County Emergency Management (WCEM) during severe weather … Continue reading →

For the second straight year, Bowling Green has received the biggest snowfall of the year during WKU’s spring break. This also marks the second straight year that spring was snowier than winter for Bowling Green. Has this ever happened before?

The snowstorm that went to our south this past weekend definitely exceeded all expectations. The powerful upper level low that triggered the snowstorm produced convective banding which led to thundersnow and incredible accumulations over western TN. A map of the … Continue reading →