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  This Day in Local Weather History ...
 5 May 1914 → Bowling Green's wettest May day, with 3.85 inches of rain.
 5 May 1996 → An F1 tornado moved from just north of Ekron to southeast of Brandenburg KY. 25 residences received damage. 5 mobile homes were completely destroyed. 10 people were injured, 3 serious enough for hospitalization. Also, an F0 tornado touched down briefly east of Willisburg KY.
 5 May 1999 → An F0 tornado touched down in a field near Auburn (Logan County).
  This Day in National/World Weather History ...
 5 May 1989 → Damage was in the millions as the funnel cut a swath across Cleveland, Lincoln, and Catawba counties in North Carolina. The F4 tornado killed 4 and injured 52.

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Location Time
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(%)
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(mph)
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Index (ºF)
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(in)
Bowling Green17:53Mostly Cloudy10+705559SW 10NA29.97
Frankfort17:53Mostly Cloudy10+715251SW 67729.93
Ft. Knox17:55Mostly Cloudy10+705660SW 57629.95
Huntingburg, IN21:55Fair10+635577CalmNA29.93
Lexington17:54A Few Clouds10+685257SW 7NA29.95
Lou. Bowman17:53Overcast10+715047CalmNA29.94
Lou. International17:56Mostly Cloudy10+725148SE 37729.93
Somerset21:38Fair10+615788CalmNA29.96
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