Tuesday’s torrential downpour was one of Lexington’s rainiest June days ever
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- Lexington received 3.45 inches of rain on Tuesday, June 9, its seventh-wettest June day.
- The June 9 total smashed the old daily June 9 record of 1.64 inches set in 1958.
- Fayette County’s flash flood warning expired about 3:45 p.m.
Tuesday’s heavy rain showers that prompted a flash flood warning and closed several roads in Lexington was one of the rainiest June days in the city’s history, according to the National Weather Service.
Lexington received 3.45 inches of rain on Tuesday, June 9, making it the seventh wettest day of June ever. The last time Lexington received more rain in a single June day was June 29, 1998, when the city received 5.04 inches of rain, a city record for the month, according to the NWS.
The rain also more than doubled the old daily record for June 9, which was previously 1.64 inches, set in 1958, according to the NWS.
The last time Lexington received at least 3 inches of rain in a single June day was June 23, 2017, according to the NWS. And more rain fell Tuesday than the entire month of June 2024.
Tuesday’s rain showers increases Lexington’s rain total this month to 3.55 inches. The monthly average is 4.27 inches, according to the NWS.
Lexington’s northern mesonet station recorded 3.88 inches of rain between 6:40 a.m. Tuesday and 6:40 a.m. Wednesday. No other station received 3 or more inches of rain during that span, with the closest being Taylor County with 2.83 inches, according to the Kentucky Mesonet.
Fayette County’s flash flood warning expired around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. The area remained in a flood watch throughout the evening into Wednesday morning, but the advisory was dropped just before 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to the NWS.
Rain is not expected to return until Thursday evening, when a line of severe storms is expected to develop in front of a cold front coming from the Midwest. The NWS said the storms will enter Kentucky as they’re weakening, lowering the risk of severe weather, but damaging winds are still possible across north-central Kentucky late Thursday night.
All areas of Kentucky except the southernmost counties are under a marginal risk for severe weather, the lowest assessment of five in the NWS’ storm prediction center.
Until then, dry and hot weather is expected. The NWS said heat index values could rise above 100 Wednesday, while similar conditions are expected Thursday.
The NWS’ seven-day forecast for Lexington predicts a high temperature of 89 degrees Wednesday and 90 degrees Thursday.
