The HPC continues to paint a swath of possible 2-3" rainfall amounts for a good chunk of Kentucky over the next few days. This may not put a huge dent in the drought department but will help.
Personally, I have a small garden and despite the lack of rainfall and blazing heat, it's held up pretty well. During the planting season in May, I collected rainfall during the month (Louisville received almost 8" for the month) and stored this for a future need. Recently, I exhausted nearly all of the stored rainwater. As of today, I'm at about 18 percent full, thanks in large part to a freak middle-of-the-night storm. If we get at least 2" over the next few days, this will increase my capacity to over 60 percent, enough to sustain me through another dry, hot stretch like what we experienced recently.
Hopefully, the western part of the state will receive a nice soaking too. Several counties are still in an extreme drought.
Keep up with the forecast rain amounts from the HPC here.
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