May 29 Local News U of L Students Displaced by Fire Have Temporary Housing, Classes Resume After 4 pm A dozen University of Louisville students were displaced by a fire in their residence hall after lighting struck the building early Tuesday, but officials say the building can house the students in other rooms until a more permanent solution is found. Providence, the privately-run student housing complex located near U of L’s Belknap Campus, caught […] By Devin Katayama May 29 Local News U of L Students Displaced by Fire Have Temporary Housing, Classes Resume After 4 pm Devin Katayama
May 4 Local News Louisville Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch; Oaks Post Time Now 6:20 Update: 5:20 pm: Churchill Downs has moved the Oaks post time at 6:20 pm. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watchfor Louisville and the surrounding area until 10 pm. The NWS says to expect wind gusts up to 60 mph and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning between 5 and 6 pm. The weather caused the […] By Gabe Bullard May 4 Local News Louisville Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch; Oaks Post Time Now 6:20 Gabe Bullard
Apr 12 Local News Henryville Schools Receive Waiver for Academic Calendar, Tests West Clark Community Schools has been granted a waiver from tacking on days to the end of Henryville’s elementary and high schools’ academic year following last month’s storms. Nearly 1,300 students missed several weeks of class following the March 2 storms. All students are now back in class in new temporary locations, but the waiver […] By Devin Katayama Apr 12 Local News Henryville Schools Receive Waiver for Academic Calendar, Tests Devin Katayama
Mar 23 Local News Weather Service Confirms Tornado Touched Down in Jefferson County The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Jefferson County earlier this afternoon. The twister brought winds of 105-110 miles per hour to southeast Jefferson County, damaging homes and knocking out power for thousands of residents. As of 5:00, under 1,000 homes and businesses were without power. Full restoration is expected […] By Gabe Bullard Mar 23 Local News Weather Service Confirms Tornado Touched Down in Jefferson County Gabe Bullard
Aug 13 Local News Power Restoration Will Take Days Following Severe Storm Louisville Gas and Electric and Metro Government crews are assessing the damage caused by Saturday night’s severe storm. A brief but strong storm swept through the area shortly before 6 pm. Hours later, more than 120,000 LG&E customers in Jefferson County were without power. That’s roughly one third of all households. As of 10:45 pm, […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 13 Local News Power Restoration Will Take Days Following Severe Storm Gabe Bullard
Jun 22 Local News Isolated Strong Storms Cause Some Damage Wednesday Evening Isolated strong storms swept through Louisville this evening with at least one suspected tornado touching down near Churchill Downs and the UofL football stadium. There has been damage reported to some of the barns at Churchill downs but no injuries have been reported. Churchill Downs has announced that there will be no races on Thursday […] By Dalton Main Jun 22 Local News Isolated Strong Storms Cause Some Damage Wednesday Evening Dalton Main
May 27 Local News FEMA Opens Disaster Center in Louisville The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened a temporary office in Louisville. FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Center will help residents apply for federal grants or loans to repair or replace property that was damaged in recent storms and floods. Louisville Metro Government did not qualify for federal aid for disaster relief, but home and business owners […] By Gabe Bullard May 27 Local News FEMA Opens Disaster Center in Louisville Gabe Bullard
Apr 28 Local News Visualizing Storm Damage We’ll hear about the devastating storms that swept through the south on today’s Here and Now. To give a scale to the disasters, NPR points to this map from the National Weather Service. Blue dots represent high winds. Green dots represent hail. Tornadoes are red. By Gabe Bullard Apr 28 Local News Visualizing Storm Damage Gabe Bullard
Apr 27 Local News Beshear, Whitfield Discuss Flood Damage by Angela Hatton and Lisa Autry, Kentucky Public Radio U.S. Congressman Ed Whitfield is on a tour of western Kentucky counties affected by flooding and storms. The Congressman visited Calloway County this morning and spoke with Murray Mayor Bill Wells about severe damage from Monday night’s storms. Whitfield says they also spoke about federal grants […] By WFPL News Apr 27 Local News Beshear, Whitfield Discuss Flood Damage WFPL News
Apr 20 Local News Some Schools Affected by Last Night’s Storms After last night’s storms, New Albany/Floyd County schools are closed today. Floyd County Head Start is also closed. Greater Clark County Schools is running 2 hours late today. While we’re at it, as of 7 a.m., about 6,200 LG&E and KU customers are without power. Duke Energy reports about 9,000 customers without power in the […] By Todd Mundt Apr 20 Local News Some Schools Affected by Last Night’s Storms Todd Mundt
Apr 4 Local News Severe Weather Expected to Last Until Early Evening Severe weather is expected for the next few hours in Louisville and southern Indiana. A cold front is moving east and pushing an unstable air mass through the region. National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Schoettmer says the storms will likely last until about 4:00 this afternoon. By Gabe Bullard Apr 4 Local News Severe Weather Expected to Last Until Early Evening Gabe Bullard
Oct 26 Local News High Winds, Severe Storms, Tornado Watch Today A Tornado Watch is in effect until 4pm today. High winds will continue throughout the day, and forecasters say storms later this morning and afternoon could be severe, with higher gusts and isolated tornadoes. By Todd Mundt Oct 26 Local News High Winds, Severe Storms, Tornado Watch Today Todd Mundt
Jan 14 Local News LG&E Seeking Rate Increase Louisville Gas and Electric Company will soon file for a rate increase with the Public Service Commission. LG&E hopes to recoup expenses for infrastructure improvements and repairs after the wind and ice storms of the last two years. By Gabe Bullard Jan 14 Local News LG&E Seeking Rate Increase Gabe Bullard
Aug 4 Local News Jefferson County Schools Damaged by Flooding Today’s flooding had the Jefferson County Public School district employees scrambling to deal with many of its facilities throughout the county. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports. Jefferson County Public Schools was scheduled have its buses on the roads Tuesday for the district’s annual test runs in advance of the upcoming school year. Instead, flooding caused the […] By Elizabeth Kramer Aug 4 Local News Jefferson County Schools Damaged by Flooding Elizabeth Kramer
Aug 4 Local News Flooding Puts Army Corps of Engineers on Alert The Louisville district of the US Army Corps of Engineers is keeping an eye on recent flooding. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports. The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Louisville district covers Indiana, Kentucky and parts of Ohio and Illinois. As of Tuesday afternoon, no states or communities had requested major assistance. Spokesperson Ron Elliott says that […] By Elizabeth Kramer Aug 4 Local News Flooding Puts Army Corps of Engineers on Alert Elizabeth Kramer