Kentucky, 2002

Heavy Rain in Kentucky, February 1 to 28, 2002

February 1 to 28, 2002 · NWS RLX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Total monthly precipitation amounted only to a half inch to just over an inch. 54 inches.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 happened

The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.

Total monthly precipitation amounted only to a half inch to just over an inch. Charlie of Lawrence County measured only 0.54 inches. Carter Caves had only 0.75 inches for the month. Normal monthly precipitation is around 3 inches.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 9:15 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 9:15 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
915 PM EST THU JAN 31 2002

FOR THE EVENING UPDATE...18Z MESO ETA SHOWS THE FRONT NOT QUITE
REACHING THE OHIO RIVER BY DAWN.  AND WITH THE CURRENT TREND NOT
REALLY SHOWING THE FRONT GAINING SPEED THIS EVENING...WILL GO WITH
THE TIMING OF THE MESOETA.  THUS HAVE LOWER OR REMOVED POP FROM THE
CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CWA EASTWARD.  ALSO HAVE ADJUSTED TEMPS SINCE
MAIN LOCATIONS THE WINDS HAVE GONE CALM ALLOWING FOR SOME GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING.

OTHERWISE...FORECAST REMAINS UNCHANGED.

.RLX...
WV...WIND ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY MORNING FOR ZONES
WVZ035>038...WVZ046>047.

VA...NONE.
KY...NONE.
OH...NONE.

.END/HC/DB

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Boyd

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Boyd forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.360, -82.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Carter

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Carter forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.318, -83.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Greenup

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Greenup forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.546, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Lawrence

When
February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.068, -82.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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: 5278710, 5278711, 5278712, 5278713.