Indiana, 2002Flood in Indiana, September 27, 2002
September 27, 2002 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 26, 1:40 PM CST, 10 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 1:40 PM CST, 10 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
240 PM CDT THU SEP 26 2002
MAIN FORECAST QUESTIONS CONTINUE TO BE RAIN AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY AND FLOODING POTENTIAL.
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS ISIDORE CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI. RAINFALL ACROSS THE PAH FORECAST AREA HAS BEEN MAINLY
CONFINED TO THE SOUTHEAST HALF...WITH RADAR ESTIMATED STORM TOTALS
OF ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST PORTION
OF FA. ENTIRE AREA OF RAIN HAD A DIFFICULT TIME SPREADING NORTHWEST
THIS MORNING...BUT NOW IS FINALLY MAKING PROGRESS.
MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT...WITH THE AVN STILL MOVING ISIDORE A
LITTLE FASTER NORTHEAST THAN THE ETA/MESOETA. CURRENT PRECIP AREAL
COVERAGE SEEMS TO BE PRETTY WELL COVERED BY THE AVN SOLUTION.
HIGHEST QPF AMOUNTS STILL LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE OVER WEST KENTUCKY
INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY...WITH THE AVN PUTTING A
LITTLE MORE EMPHASIS OVER SOUTHWEST INDIANA THAN THE ETA. MODELS
ALL MOVE THE SYSTEM OUT OF THE AREA QUICKLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
POSSIBLY SOME LINGERING PRECIP IN EASTERN MOST AREAS INTO EARLY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIP TOTALS ACROSS MOST OF WEST KENTUCKY AND
SOUTHWEST INDIANA ARE PUSHING FLOOD GUIDANCE...AND THE EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL OUTLOOK HAS POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 4 INCHES OVER THESE
SAME AREAS. AREA CURRENTLY COVERED BY WATCH STILL LOOKS GOOD AND
WILL JUST EXTEND THE WATCH AREA A LITTLE FARTHER NORTHWEST...
BASICALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A MAYFIELD KY...TO EVANSVILLE
IN...TO PETERSBURG IN LINE.
LOOKING AT NEAR TERM TEMPS...GOING PACKAGE LINES UP PRETTY WELL WITH
COOLER MAV VALUES. WILL ONLY MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.
IN THE EXTENDED...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BEGINS TO BULGE (AVN) ALONG
THE SE COAST. THIS SHOULD BEGIN TO DRAW MOISTURE NORTH FROM THE GULF
OF MEXICO. INDEED...SURFACE GRADIENT SUGGEST A GULF OF MEXICO FETCH
BY TUE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WITH SURFACE RIDGING OVER THE LOWER TN
VALLEY...AM RELUCTANT TO INTRODUCE RAIN CHANCES YET. WILL JUST BEEF
UP CLOUDS RIGHT NOW. AVN BRINGS ANOTHER TROPICAL SYSTEM INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF WED. EVEN IF THIS FAILS TO MATERIALIZE...NEXT S/W TROF
AND SURFACE FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING WED/THU TIME FRAME...SO THINK
CHC OF RAIN IS WARRANTED.
.PAH...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF A MAYFIELD KY TO EVANSVILLE IN TO PETERSBURG IN LINE.
THANKS TO SDF...BNA FOR FLOOD WATCH COORDINATION EFFORTS.
RSU/MEFFERT
Flood, Warrick
- When
- September 27, 12:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Warrick County, Boonville
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The remnants of Tropical Storm Isidore moved slowly north from the Louisiana coast, passing through central Kentucky around daybreak on the 27th. Rainfall amounts were in the 2 to 4 inch range across Warrick County. A spotter reported 3.8 inches of rain at Boonville, causing minor flooding of streets, yards, and flood-prone areas. The region was in the midst of a drought, which allowed the ground to soak up the rainfall efficiently.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Strong Wind in Georgia, September 27, 2002$32,000 · 36 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, September 27, 2002$25,000 · 12 events
- High Wind in Tennessee, September 27, 2002$30,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Tennessee, September 27, 2002$20,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in North Carolina, September 27, 200250 kt wind · 12 events
- Heavy Rain in Vermont, September 27 to 28, 20028 events
- Flooding in Indiana, September 27, 20024 events
- Heavy Rain in New York, September 27, 20024 events
- Heavy Rain in Vermont, September 27 to 28, 20024 events
- Heavy Rain in Vermont, September 27 to 28, 20023 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, September 27, 2002$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 27, 2002$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5316556.