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 Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 2, 1:35 PM EST, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 135 PM EST THU JAN 2 2003 MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM THIS AFTERNOON IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW TONIGHT. MAIN BAND OF SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF CWA. IR SATELLITE PICTURES SHOW WARMING OF CLOUDS IN IL LOW PRESSURE AREA IS IN NRN LA AND CNTRL TN. THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING MAINLY E. VISIBILITIES OVER IL RUNNING 1 1/2 TO 5 MILES. WE REALLY DIDNT ACCUMULATE UNTIL VSBY DROPPED TO 1/4 MILE. ACCORDING TO REGIONAL DISCUSSION MOST OF ENERGY WILL BE GOING N AND E COAST. WITH LOW MOVING S OF INDIANA WILL KEEP CHC FOR LIGHT SNOW IN AREA MOST OF NIGHT. EXPECT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUM. WILL NOT CONT SNOW ADVSRY TONIGHT. WITH SNOW FALL WILL GO LTL LOWER THAN GUID TEMPS TONIGHT. MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR REMAINS OVER INDIANA ON FRI. SNOW COVER WILL HELP TO KEEP TEMPS DOWN. WILL GO LTL LOWER THAN GUID FCST. SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE IN FRI NIGHT. WILL GO A LITTLE LOWER THAN GUID TEMPS DUE TO SNOW COVER. NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE TOWARD INDIANA SATURDAY. WILL GO PRTLY CLDY DURING THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPS NEAR LOWER MAV VALUE. WILL BRING IN A CHANCE OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. .IND... IN...NONE. HAINES
INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-031100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 600 AM EST THU JAN 2 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE... A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT ACCUMULATING TO A TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AT MOST LOCATIONS. AREAS AROUND COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR...GREENSBURG...AND BEDFORD MAY SEE SLEET THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THESE AREAS WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SNOW THIS WEEKEND...BUT AT THE PRESENT TIME NO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WINTER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused flooding along the White River in Knox county. Mainly low agricultural land was flooded, and a few county roads were closed.Site Flood Stage Crest/DatePetersburg 16.0 17.15 / January 5Hazleton 16.0 17.50 / January 6
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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