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 Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 19, 10:11 PM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1011 PM EST TUE MAR 19 2002 AREA RADARS SHOWING A DIMINISHING TREND IN THE PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY. A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEW 00Z ETA AND MESO ETA CONTINUES TO SHOW PRECIP MOVING BACK DOWN INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CWA LATE TONIGHT...AND INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA LATE WEDNESDAY. AREA RADARS AND SATELLITE IMAGES SHOWING NUMEROUS SHOWERS REDEVELOPING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KY...AS SURFACE WAVE OVER SOUTHWEST TN MOVES NORTHEAST. CURRENT ZONE PACKAGE IS IN GOOD SHAPE. ONLY EXCEPTION IS THE SOUTHERN ZONES...WHERE I WILL BE MENTIONING THE CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARDS MORNING...BUT IT MAY BE LATER THAN THAT. UPDATE OUT SHORTLY. .JKL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF EASTERN KENTUCKY TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. JARVIS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Prolonged rains caused streams and creeks to flood, resulting in numerous road closures.
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, March 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: 5286664.