KENTUCKY — Long-awaited rain is finally heading to Kentucky, with repeated rounds of light to heavy showers expected to roll through mainly the northern half of the state beginning late Wednesday and continuing through Thursday. Most locations can expect rainfall totals between a quarter inch and three quarters of an inch, though some fortunate spots could see totals reaching 2 to 3 inches. No real severe weather risk is expected with this system, though a couple of isolated areas may experience brief flash flooding.
Northern Kentucky Positioned For Most Significant Rainfall
The latest rainfall forecast map highlights a corridor across northern and central Kentucky, outlined in the highest-focus zone, stretching from around Evansville through Lexington and into the Cincinnati area. Lexington is forecast to see 1.05 inches of rain, while Cincinnati just across the border shows a total of 0.99 inches, placing this north-central corridor among the areas most likely to benefit from this rainmaking system.
Communities including Madison at 1.42 inches and Chillicothe at 1.87 inches show some of the higher rainfall totals within the broader forecast area, illustrating how this system could produce locally impressive rainfall amounts within the highlighted zone even as totals vary considerably from one location to the next across the region.
Rainfall Totals Vary Significantly Across Southern And Western Kentucky…