1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 1, 1:20 PM EST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 220 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2003 .SHORT TERM... A WARM FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON WITH A VERY MOIST (PW 2.00) TROPICAL AIRMASS OVER THE COUNTY FORECAST AREA. AT 18Z ONLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA. WIND FIELDS REMAIN STRONG THIS AFTERNOON WITH 850 WINDS AROUND 40KTS. WE WILL KEEP AN EYE OF DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF GUSTY WINDS. THE MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT ON DROPPING THE WARM FRONT SLIGHTLY SOUTH OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. WITH THIS IN MIND WE WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CFA OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY. THE WHOLE SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE SURFACE LOW WILL CROSS KENTUCKY DURING THIS TIMEFRAME AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL FINALLY EXITS THE REGION THURSDAY AS COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. .EXTENDED DISCUSSION (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... BY FRIDAY THE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE WELL OFF TO THE EAST ALTHOUGH LARGE SCALE 500 MB TROUGH STILL TO RESIDE OVER THE EASTERN GRT LAKES AND OH VLY. WILL HAVE A CLEARING TREND BY EARLY IN THE PERIOD WITH NIL POPS AND LOW CLOUD COVER FOR THE REMAINDER OF EXTDD. TEMPS A LITTLE COOLER TOO GIVEN LOWER HEIGHTS...ABOUT 5 DEGREES COOLER THAN NORMAL FOR HIGH TEMPS. .LMK...NONE. JA
INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-021100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 337 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WILL SETTLE INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA LATER THIS EVENING. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THESE STORMS SHOULD DROP INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE CRITERIA WITH THE MAIN THREAT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. THE MAIN THREAT AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NORTH OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY AND BLUEGRASS PARKWAYS IN NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA. FINALLY...THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING PROBLEMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL HELP PROMOTE MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING AN END TO THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR OUR REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING. JB
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:40 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several streets in Paoli and French Lick were covered by water. Water was flowing quickly off hillsides and covering parts of Highways 150 and 56.
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