National Weather Service

It can be one of a farm manager's biggest headaches: the weather. As Spring brings severe weather across central Kentucky, farms across the state are forced to deal with multiple threats along with the changing seasons--snow or ice storms, heavy rain and flooding, high winds, lightning, and even tornadoes. With herds of horses scattered across hundreds of acres, those fast-moving Spring systems require a farm to be ready at a moment's notice to keep both human and equine safe. A strong area of low pressure swept across the region Friday,...

Due to a tornado warning issued for Jessamine and Fayette Counties--including Lexington and surrounding towns--the start of the fourth and final session of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale was delayed this morning, and got underway around 10:40 a.m., 40 minutes after its scheduled start time. According to the National Weather Service, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located eight miles west of Richmond, Kentucky, moving in an eastward direction at 55 mph. The area is also under a severe thunderstorm warning until 10 a.m....

Faced with expected high temperatures, Churchill Downs has moved up its first post time Wednesday. Originally scheduled for 12:45 p.m., the day's first race will now go off at 10:30 a.m. The final race of the day will go off at 2:20 p.m. Admission gates will open at 9:30 a.m. Additionally, morning training hours Wednesday at Churchill have been changed to 5-8 a.m. with one renovation break at 6:30 a.m. The National Weather Service's early forecast for Louisville Wednesday calls for a high near 98 degrees and a 20% chance...