1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 25, 1:48 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 148 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2002 NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER MAKER ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY WITH THIS PACKAGE. IN FACT...SUNNY AND/OR CLEAR SKIES SHOULD RULE OVER THE ENTIRE WEEKEND...WITH MODEST INCREASES IN 1000-500 MB THICKNESSES FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY. DOMINANT HIGH PRESS EXTENDING THROUGH A BULK OF THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD KEEP THINGS HIGH AND DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EVEN IF PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING...INSOLATION...AND WARM AIR ADVECTION REGIME WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT PLAYERS FOR A WARM UP ACROSS THE CWA...WE SHOULD STILL SEE AROUND A 11 DEGREE RISE FOR DAYTIME HIGHS FROM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LOWS BEING MODERATED UPWARD BY AROUND 5 DEGREES. THE LOWS MAY BE LOCALLY AFFECTED BY IDEAL RADIATIONAL LOSS IN SOME FAVORED AREAS. WITH THE DRY AIR IN PLACE...DIURNAL RANGES OF 25-30 DEGREES MAY NOT BE UNCOMMON...ESPECIALLY DURING THE WEEKEND. LOOKING AT THE 290-300K AND 300-310K LAYERS...IT APPEARS THAT /PER AVN/ SOME MODEST INCREASE IN CLOUDS COULD BE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING/00Z-12Z/...WITH SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE/THERMAL ADVECTION SATURATING THE ENTIRE LAYER BY 18Z TUESDAY. SHOULD BE A LITTLE BREEZY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS GRADIENT BETWEEN DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST AND LOW PRESSURE IN WRN/SRN NE PROVIDE A LONG FETCH FOR GULF MSTR TO MOVE IN RAPIDLY BY DAYBREAK TUES. MAY BE POSSIBLE TO SEE SOME SFC-BASED THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT TUE AND TUES EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS EXTREME SERN MO/SRN TIP OF IL/MOST OF WRN KY. WILL NOT TINKER WITH FCST PAST TUESDAY ATTM. DEPENDING ON AVN MOS GUIDANCE TEMP BIAS...MAY ADJUST MAX/MINS UPWARD...BUT TRY TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT RADIATIVE/ADVECTIVE CHANGES IN THE THERMAL PATTERN ACROSS THE CWA. .PAH...NONE. SMITH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Green River rose above the 380-foot flood stage at Paradise on January 25. The crest of 384.19 feet occurred on January 27. Minor flooding of lowlands occurred. The river was back within its banks by January 30.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 2002
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: 5277249.