1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 25, 2:15 PM EST, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 215 PM EST FRI JAN 25 2002 MID LEVEL RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE EASTERN U.S. ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN VERY DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH NO CLOUDS EXPECTED UNTIL LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. OVERALL THIS WEATHER PATTERN SEEMS MORE TYPICAL OF MID OCTOBER. WE LIKE THE GREATER DIURNAL TEMPERATURE FLUX OF THE FWC GUIDANCE. THE MRF STILL ADVERTISES AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAIN BEGINNING TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. .SDF...NONE. JA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Green River at Rochester was above flood stage from the evening of January 25 until the morning of January 27. The river crested at 17.6 feet at 11 AM EST on January 26. Flood stage at Rochester is 17 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level.
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: 5279726.