A towering cloud loomed over a muggy Northern Kentucky on Wednesday and produced a dazzling lightning show in the process. We snapped a couple photos and a video. Did you see it for yourself? What did you think? Share your thoughts and/or photos/videos to news@linknky.com.
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More than 30K without power in NKY; Newport sees most outages
More than 30,000 people in Northern Kentucky are without power as a storm makes its way through the area. A majority of those outages are in the Newport area, according to Duke Energy’s power outage map. “Once weather improves crews will be out assessing damage on the system,” Duke’s Sally Thelen tweeted.
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Cool off in these Covington pools as heat index reaches 110 degrees
With the Tri-State approaching a heat index Tuesday of 110 degrees, families can cool off at the Olympic-sized pool at Randolph Park in Eastside Tuesday. The Latonia Water Park/Splash Pad is also open. Thanks to an 11th hour hiring blitz, Covington avoided lifeguard crisis and staggered pool openings in the city while lifeguards were being […]
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Duke estimates all customers will have power by Wednesday
Duke Energy said Tuesday evening that the 57,000 customers still without power after Monday’s storm can expect for their power to be restored by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. “This is the most significant outage event to impact Duke Energy’s Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky service areas in over a decade,” Duke Senior Communications Manager Casey Kroger […]
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The first major heat wave of the year is expected this week
Written by Brandon Spinner, WCPO meteorologist The National Weather Service defines a heat wave as “a period of abnormally hot weather generally lasting more than two days.” We will see that and then some as we move through the middle of next week. From Monday through Thursday, we are expecting near record temperatures across the Tri-State. Our […]
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Tornado watch issued for entire Tri-State
A tornado watch has been issued for the entire Tri-State, according to the WCPO weather team. The watch will be in effect until 10 p.m. Click here to get the full forecast.
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Here’s when we can expect storms today
Written by Brandon Spinner, WCPO meteorologist Keep that umbrella handy today because we’ll see several rounds of rain during the day. The afternoon and evening will bring us the better threat for storms compared to what we saw earlier today. That’s also the time of day that we have a low end severe weather threat. […]
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Our warmest stretch of 2022 is moving in — finally!
Written by Brandon Spinner, WCPO meteorologist Are you ready for some warmer weather? It all begins today! Today is an A+ kind of weather day. Temperatures will be warm, but comfortable, climbing into the upper 70s today. There will be plenty of sunshine to enjoy as well! A few clouds will roll in overnight, keeping […]
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Timeline: When rain moves in today
Written by Jennifer Ketchmark, WCPO meteorologist Would you like to see some sunshine? Today is not your day! The sky is overcast and we won’t see any sun in today’s forecast again, especially as low pressure moves in this afternoon and rain returns. Temperatures warm to 69 this afternoon. Scattered showers will be west of […]
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More storms likely this afternoon
Written by Brandon Spinner, WCPO meteorologist Our first wave of storms has already passed bringing some very heavy rainfall to many communities. Some spots Round two’s window will open up around 2 p.m. Clouds have already given way to plenty of sunshine and that will charge up our atmosphere as we head into the afternoon. […]