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Late-Week Storm to Bring High Winds, Heavy Rain Thursday–Friday From Plains to New England

High wind alerts, with a Marginal severe designation in Kentucky, signal brief risks to travel and power.

Overview

  • National Weather Service posted a high wind watch for Midcoast and Downeast Maine on Friday, calling for gusts up to 60 mph and widespread rain near 0.5–1 inch.
  • Omaha area enters an impact day Thursday with high wind warnings and advisories as northwest gusts reach 40–60 mph and temperatures plunge into the 20s with single-digit wind chills.
  • Kansas City expects two fronts Thursday, with a stronger midday push dropping readings from the 40s–50s into the 20s–30s and producing 40–50 mph gusts that could cause sporadic outages.
  • Louisville’s viewing area carries an SPC Marginal risk Thursday, with gusty showers delivering roughly a half-inch to 1 inch of rain before a sharp cooldown into Friday.
  • New England bears the brunt Friday as heavy rain and 50–60 mph gusts target coastal Massachusetts and the Cape, then colder air triggers rain-to-snow shifts north and west with river rises from rain and snowmelt but no current ice-jam threat.