1 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 Nov 13, 3:20 AM EST, 7 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 320 AM EST THU NOV 13 2003 ...CORRECTED... GRADIENT WINDS HAVE FALLEN OFF OVER THE LAST COUPLE HOURS. RUNNING SUSTAINED 15KT WITH GUST TO 20 OR 25KT. WINDS SHOULD PICK UP SLIGHTLY AROUND SUNRISE THEN SHOULD INCREASE MORE SUBSTANTIALLY BY AFTERNOON PEAKING AT ABOUT 20G30KT OR SO. STILL WELL BELOW ADV CRITERIA BUT WILL USE WINDY WORDING IN ZONES. MOST AREAS ARE CLEAR. COLD POOL/TROUGH LOOKS TO MAINLY AFFECT LOCATIONS WELL NORTHEAST OF OUR CWA THIS AFTN. WILL ONLY HAVE MODEST INCREASE IN CLOUDS OVER THE NE THIS AFTN. CLOUD COVER SHOULD STAY IN THE MOSTLY SUNNY CATEGORY IN GENERAL. WINDS WILL REALLY DROP OFF LATE AFTN INTO THE EVNG. BY LATE EVNG SHOULD BE LOOKING AT WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH AND A DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING SITUATION. MIN TEMPS STILL ON TARGET IN THE MID 20S. WILL DROP CURRENT FCST 1 OR 2 DEGS. UPPER LOW OVER THE MO VLY BEGINS AFFECTING LOWER OH VLY LATE FRI NIGHT. SHOULD SEE WAA PATTERN LIGHT RAIN MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL INCREASE POPS TO CHANCE CATEGORY WEST...AND SLGT CHANCE EAST. GFS AND ETA IN DECENT AGREEMENT HERE. WILL END CHANCE POPS SAT AFTN. MUCH MORE ROBUST SYSTEM ON MONDAY WITH STRONG WARM FRONT MOVING ACROSS REGION AND INDICES LOOK FAVORABLE FOR A LITTLE THUNDER AS WELL. 50 KT 850 JET FOR MUCH OF LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WILL EXTEND HIGH CHANCE POPS INTO MONDAY NIGHT THEN TAPER TO LOW CHANCE ON TUESDAY. INCREASE TEMPS FRI NIGHT AND SAT AND ALSO ON MONDAY WHERE STRONG WAA SHOULD TAKE PLACE. .LMK...NONE. JB
INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-141000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 6 AM EST THUR NOV 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE... A GENERAL FREEZE IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 20S. ANY FREEZE SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL HAVE TO BE PROTECTED OR MOVED INSIDE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 18.9 feet around 430 PM EST November 13. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. At this level, minor flooding occurs; the stream is just above bank full.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5332379.