The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that most of Kentucky is going through a moderate-to-severe drought. Western Kentucky is especially dry.
Kyle Wilkins is a meteorologist with the NWS branch in Louisville. He says most of this year’s rainfall has been front-loaded.
“We got all our rain early in the year, and then it's kind of slowed down, so we’ve been quite dry here recently,” Wilkins said. “So most of this won't cause any issues. Most of it's going to be absorbed by the ground and much needed.”
Pete Geogerian is the chief hydrologist for the NWS branch in Jackson. He says there’s a slight chance for isolated floods in some parts of eastern Kentucky, though it’s not likely.
“In general, most locations, this will be a beneficial rainfall, what we're going to see over the next several days, but can't rule out at least some isolated flooding issues, especially, I would say, like Wednesday into Thursday,” Geogerian said.
Geogerian says to make sure you have a way to get weather alerts and to have a plan in case of emergencies.
“If you live near a creek, especially if you've seen several days of rainfall, just be aware that that could be coming up, especially going into the nighttime hours,” he said.
Lightning is expected as part of this week’s string of storms, and meteorologists recommend staying indoors to avoid it.
