1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Feb 7, 2:00 AM EST, 5 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 200 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2004 ...SHORT TERM UPDATE... POSITIVELY TILTED UPPER AIR TROUGH SLIDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS UPPER MIDWEST THIS MORNING. ROTATING AROUND THIS TROUGH...SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WILL ALLOW A CONTINUATION OF SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS LOWER OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. DRIZZLE AND OCCASIONAL VERY LIGHT SNOW MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CWA THIS MORNING DUE TO WEAK LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER AIR FEATURES MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FOR A TIME LATER THIS MORNING AS THIS MOVES NORTHEAST. AS 500MB TROUGH AXIS APPROACHES OHIO RIVER LATER THIS AFTERNOON...OTHER DISTURBANCES...AND COLD AIR ADVECTION WITHIN A MOIST 1000-700 MB LAYER WILL BRING CONTINUED CHANCES OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCE FOR ANY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS (< 1 IN) WILL STAY SOUTHERN INDIANA...AND ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS AREA AND NEAR COVINGTON. TONIGHT...TROUGH AXIS WILL ROTATE QUICKLY ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY. BRIEF RIDGING WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS LOWER OHIO VALLEY AND SINKING AIR WILL QUICKLY DRY OUT MID LEVELS. WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT...BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL BE SLOW TO DEPART HOWEVER. DO NOT EXPECT CLEARING UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY WILL CLEAR FIRST...WHILE SKIES MAY REMAIN CLOUDY MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SUNDAY...EVENTUALLY SETTING UP SOUTHWEST FLOW LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. MILDER TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE MONDAY...BEGINNING A GRADUAL COOLDOWN. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. KY...NONE. && DENMAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 430 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2004 SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-080930- ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-ANDERSON KY-BARREN KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CASEY KY-CLARK KY-CLARK IN- CLINTON KY-CRAWFORD IN-CUMBERLAND KY-DUBOIS IN-EDMONSON KY- FAYETTE KY-FLOYD IN-FRANKLIN KY-GARRARD KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY- HANCOCK KY-HARDIN KY-HARRISON KY-HARRISON IN-HART KY-HENRY KY- JEFFERSON KY-JEFFERSON IN-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY- MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-METCALF KY-MONROE KY- NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN- RUSSELL KY-SCOTT KY-SCOTT IN-SHELBY KY-SIMPSON KY-SPENCER KY- TAYLOR KY-TRIMBLE KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON KY-WASHINGTON IN- WOODFORD KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISVILLE...LEXINGTON...BOWLING GREEN... WINCHESTER...VERSAILLES...STANFORD...SHELBYVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE... RICHMOND...HARRODSBURG...HARDINSBURG...GLASGOW...FRANKLIN... FRANKFORT...ELIZABETHTOWN...DANVILLE...CYNTHIANA...COLUMBIA... BARDSTOWN...NEW ALBANY...JASPER AND CORYDON 430 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A COUPLE OF PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS OR SNOW FLURRIES TO THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ONE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS MORNING...WITH GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FLURRIES THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY. THE SECOND DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ANOTHER PERIOD OF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WITH TEMPERATURES NOT RISING OUT OF THE LOWER 30S TODAY...SCATTERED SLICK SPOTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HOWEVER...ANY ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GREEN RIVER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. PLEASE SEE RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA WILL BE LATE MONDAY AND EARLY TUESDAY. ANY PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE QUITE LIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. REITMEYER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 350 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2004 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-071200- ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-ANDERSON KY-BARREN KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CASEY KY-CLARK IN-CLARK KY- CLINTON KY-CRAWFORD IN-CUMBERLAND KY-DUBOIS IN-EDMONSON KY- FAYETTE KY-FLOYD IN-FRANKLIN KY-GARRARD KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY- HANCOCK KY-HARDIN KY-HARRISON IN-HARRISON KY-HART KY-HENRY KY- JEFFERSON IN-JEFFERSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY- MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-METCALF KY-MONROE KY- NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN- RUSSELL KY-SCOTT IN-SCOTT KY-SHELBY KY-SIMPSON KY-SPENCER KY- TAYLOR KY-TRIMBLE KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON IN-WASHINGTON KY- WOODFORD KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARDSTOWN...BOWLING GREEN... CAMPBELLSVILLE...COLUMBIA...CORYDON...CYNTHIANA...DANVILLE... ELIZABETHTOWN...FRANKFORT...FRANKLIN...GLASGOW...HARDINSBURG... HARRODSBURG...JASPER...LEITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...LOUISVILLE... NEW ALBANY...RICHMOND...RUSSELLVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...STANFORD... VERSAILLES...WINCHESTER 350 AM EST (250 AM CST) SAT FEB 7 2004 ...SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS MORNING. INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING...WITH LESSENING OF THE ACTIVITY THROUGH NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S. RURAL ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES WILL REMAIN SLICK. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN CAUTIOUS AND STAY ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF PATCHY ICE. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN WELL UNDER ONE HALF INCH. REITMEYER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 655 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2004 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-071500- ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-ANDERSON KY-BARREN KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CASEY KY-CLARK IN-CLARK KY- CLINTON KY-CRAWFORD IN-CUMBERLAND KY-DUBOIS IN-EDMONSON KY- FAYETTE KY-FLOYD IN-FRANKLIN KY-GARRARD KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY- HANCOCK KY-HARDIN KY-HARRISON IN-HARRISON KY-HART KY-HENRY KY- JEFFERSON IN-JEFFERSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY- MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-METCALF KY-MONROE KY- NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN- RUSSELL KY-SCOTT IN-SCOTT KY-SHELBY KY-SIMPSON KY-SPENCER KY- TAYLOR KY-TRIMBLE KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON IN-WASHINGTON KY- WOODFORD KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARDSTOWN...BOWLING GREEN... CAMPBELLSVILLE...COLUMBIA...CORYDON...CYNTHIANA...DANVILLE... ELIZABETHTOWN...FRANKFORT...FRANKLIN...GLASGOW...HARDINSBURG... HARRODSBURG...JASPER...LEITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...LOUISVILLE... NEW ALBANY...RICHMOND...RUSSELLVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...STANFORD... VERSAILLES...WINCHESTER 655 AM EST (555 AM CST) SAT FEB 7 2004 ...SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTH KENTUCKY THIS MORNING. INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH SNOW DIMINISHING BY NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. RURAL ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES WILL REMAIN SLICK. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN CAUTIOUS AND STAY ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF PATCHY ICE. REITMEYER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Green River at Rochester crested at 18.5 feet at 7 AM EST on February 9. 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 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, February 2004
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: 5386592.