2025: A Look Back At An Active Weather Year

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – 2025 was an active year for weather almost from the start of the year! From ice storms and snow to flooding rains and violent thunderstorms that spawned tornadoes, Kentuckians saw it all!

The first event, an ice storm, moved across the state only five days into January, causing businesses to close and making travel impossible for some.

In February, temperatures were warm enough to drop flooding rain across the state only a day after Valentines Day. But, in true weather whiplash form, only three days later, parts of the state received a blanket of snow.

On the night of April 2nd into the morning of the 3rd, a storm system triggered a tornado outbreak, spawning multiple tornadoes across the midwest. An EF-2 tornado struck Barren County during that outbreak.

And, as the atmosphere calmed during the summer month, we had the brutal stretch of 90-degree heat that included multiple days of heat index readings above 100 degrees the last half of July.

Here’s hoping for an “average” 2026!