4 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 Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 22, 9:14 PM EST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1014 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2006
.UPDATE...
UPDATED ZONES TO ADD TORNADO WATCH AND TO MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO
TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT GRIDS RAISED WIND GUSTS FOR TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN INCREASING THIS EVENING AS LOW
LEVEL JET INCREASES OVER THE AREA. WINDS SPEEDS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 50 MPH AROUND 850 MB OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER THE AREA. HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN
NEAR AND NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER AND WITH RADAR INDICATING
THUNDERSTORMS LINING UP OVER THE AREA AND MORE THUNDERSTORMS
INCREASING TO THE WEST...REPEAT EPISODES OF HEAVY RAIN WILL
CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.
SCHOLZ
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 430 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2006)
SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)...
MAIN CONCERNS CENTER AROUND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND THREAT OF SEVERE
STORMS SATURDAY.
UPPER AIR PATTERN CURRENTLY SHOWS AN UNUSUALLY STRONG TROUGH ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST. DEEP LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IS NOW
CO-LOCATED WITH UPPER LOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE
OF CONCERN FOR OUR REGION IS CURRENTLY DIGGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS FEATURE WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE BASE OF THE
EXISTING TROUGH AND MOVE ACROSS KANSAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE
SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG A SURFACE TROUGH AND MOVE
INTO ILLINOIS LATE TOMORROW.
STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY WILL ALLOW
MODIFIED TROPICAL MOISTURE TO STREAM NORTHWARD. THE NAM FORECASTS
AROUND 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITABLE WATER TO REMAIN ALONG THE OHIO
RIVER THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
EARLIER STORMS DUMPED ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY WITH
AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN EXTENDING FROM BUTLER COUNTY NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BLUEGRASS REGION. FEEL THE GREATEST THREAT OF
HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL BE ALONG/NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.
CURRENTLY...WARM FRONT IS STALLED ALONG WESTERN KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE
BORDER. SHOWERS AND EXTENSIVE RAIN COOLED AIR WILL RETARD NORTHWARD
PROGRESSION OF THIS FRONT...BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE NORTH INTO
CENTRAL INDIANA OVERNIGHT.
BOTH GFS AND NAM SHOW EXPANDING COVERAGE OF PRECIP LATER THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES AND A LEAD
DISTURBANCE EJECTS AHEAD OF THE LARGER TROUGH ACROSS THE MIDWEST.
BOTH MODELS CONCENTRATE PRECIP ALONG/NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.
ATTENTION NOW WILL TURN TO SEVERE WX CHANCES FOR SATURDAY. THE
SEVERE STORMS CENTER HAS PLACED OUR FORECAST AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK.
KENTUCKY WILL BE FIRMLY WITHIN WARM SECTOR TOMORROW. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL DEPEND ON CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP COVERAGE DURING
THE DAY...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REACH THE LOWER 80S ACROSS
THE SOUTH. WITH A LACK OF UPPER FORCING TOMORROW AFTERNOON ANY
STORMS WILL BE OF A MORE SCATTERED NATURE. HOWEVER...STRONG
UNI-DIRECTIONAL WIND SHEAR AND MODERATE SURFACED BASED INSTABILITY
WILL BRING A THREAT OF WIND DAMAGE. EXPECT BREEZY SOUTH WINDS
TOMORROW AS 35 MPH WINDS AT 3000 FEET MIX DOWN DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TO CATEGORICAL LATE TOMORROW AS A LINE OF
STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT APPROACHES
SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. WITH STRENGTHENING MID LEVEL WINDS...SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL.
JSD
LONG-TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...
..POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG
WITH MORE HEAVY RAINFALL...
SATURDAY NIGHT...CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE A SQUALL LINE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES IS A VERY REAL THREAT
NW TO SE ACROSS THE FA.
SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE PREV FCST TREND WI RW- ENDING FROM NW TO SE
ACROSS THE FA AS THE REMNANTS OF THE COMPLEX AND VIGOROUS STORM
SYSTEM IS REPLACED BY A DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW THROUGH MIDWEEK. NOT
REALLY CANADIAN AIR BUT PACIFIC BEHIND THIS SYSTEM SO TEMPS WILL BE
NEAR OR ONLY A LITTLE BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
DURING THE LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TIME FRAME...THE LATEST
MODELS TO VARYING DEGREES ARE INDICATING THAT A RATHER STRONG TROUGH
WILL DROP SOUTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND FORCE A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. ITS STILL TOO EARLY TO REALLY SETTLE ON
JUST HOW MUCH CANADIAN AIR WILL DROP SOUTHWARD WITH THIS SYSTEM. FOR
NOW WILL KEEP THE CURRENT FCST TRENDS FOR LATE IN THE WORKWEEK. --21
LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 700 AM EDT/600 AM CDT SUNDAY ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORGANTOWN TO CAMPBELLSVILLE TO LEXINGTON.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 700 AM EDT SUNDAY.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR KYZ023-KYZ024-
KYZ025-KYZ026-KYZ027-KYZ028-KYZ029-KYZ030-KYZ031-KYZ032-
KYZ033-KYZ034-KYZ035-KYZ036-KYZ037-KYZ038-KYZ039-KYZ040-
KYZ041-KYZ042-KYZ043-KYZ045-KYZ046-KYZ047-KYZ048-KYZ049-
KYZ053-KYZ054-KYZ055-KYZ061-KYZ062-KYZ063-KYZ064-KYZ065.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR INZ076-INZ077-
INZ078-INZ079-INZ083-INZ084-INZ089-INZ090-INZ091-INZ092.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORR TO DAYS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 430 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2006 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-230830- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- 330 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006 /430 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY NORTH OF THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. AMPLE MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A SLOWLY MOVING WARM FRONT MAY LEAD TO INDIVIDUAL STORMS MOVING REPEATEDLY ACROSS THE SAME AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH TOMORROW...SURFACE INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY. AS A RESULT...IN ADDITION TO THE CONTINUING THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL BRING A THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS OR ISOLATED TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SCATTERED CONVECTION THAT DEVELOPS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TOMORROW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. LINEAR CONVECTION...IN THE FORM OF A SQUALL LINE OR INDIVIDUAL BOW ECHOS...MAY DEVELOP AND MOVE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. OUTSIDE OF ANY THUNDERSTORM...SOUTHERLY WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH IN SPOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT AFFECTS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA ALL-HAZARDS RADIO OR ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. JSD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1242 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 KYZ024-025-027>029-230545- BRECKINRIDGE-BULLITT-GRAYSON-HARDIN-MEADE- 1242 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...STRONG STORMS TO AFFECT BRECKINRIDGE...BULLITT...GRAYSON...HARDIN AND MEADE COUNTIES... AT 1139 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARDINSBURG TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF HARDINSBURG TO 12 MILES EAST OF HARTFORD...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH... ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL ONLY WORSEN EXISTING FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THESE COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR LEITCHFIELD BY MIDNIGHT CDT. NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN BY 115 AM EDT. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 94. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY (FORD) PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 107 AND 137. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SCHOTT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1243 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1241 AM HEAVY RAIN RINEYVILLE 37.75N 85.97W
09/23/2006 E6.00 INCH HARDIN KY BROADCAST MEDIA
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN RINEYVILLE.
&&
MRCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1248 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1247 AM FLOOD SHEPHERDSVILLE 37.99N 85.71W
09/23/2006 BULLITT KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
WATER RESCUES WERE BEING PERFORMED OVER SOUTHERN BULLITT
COUNTY...PARTICULARLY ON INTERSTATE 65 NEAR MILE MARKER
100.
&&
MRCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 100 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 KYZ070>075-230600- ALLEN-BARREN-LOGAN-MONROE-SIMPSON-WARREN- 1200 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT ALLEN...BARREN...LOGAN... MONROE...SIMPSON AND WARREN COUNTIES... AT 1159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELKTON TO 8 MILES EAST OF ELKTON TO GUTHRIE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELKTON TO 8 MILES EAST OF ELKTON TO 12 MILES EAST OF CLARKSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH... ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR SPA BY 1205 AM CDT. NEAR CORINTH BY 1215 AM CDT. NEAR SOUTH UNION BY 1220 AM CDT. NEAR PROVIDENCE BY 1225 AM CDT. NEAR WOODBURN BY 1230 AM CDT. NEAR BOWLING GREEN BY 1235 AM CDT. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 6. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE NATCHER PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 7. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE CUMBERLAND (NUNN) PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 14. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT PONDING WATER ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SCHOTT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
102 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0101 AM FLOOD HARRODSBURG 37.77N 84.85W
09/23/2006 MERCER KY EMERGENCY MNGR
THE CHAPLIN RIVER IN WESTERN MERCER COUNTY IS OUT OF ITS
BANKS IN PLACES.
&&
MRCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 124 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 KYZ028-045-046-053-054-063>065-230630- GREEN-HARDIN-HART-LARUE-MARION-NELSON-TAYLOR-WASHINGTON- 124 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING GREEN...HARDIN...HART...LARUE...MARION...NELSON...TAYLOR AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR... AT 122 AM EDT(1222 AM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEITCHFIELD TO 12 MILES NORTH OF MUNFORDVILLE TO 9 MILES WEST OF MUNFORDVILLE TO BROWNSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH... ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR MUNFORDVILLE BY 1230 AM CDT. 5 MILES SOUTH OF ELIZABETHTOWN BY 140 AM EDT. NEAR HODGENVILLE BY 145 AM EDT. NEAR CAMPBELLSVILLE BY 210 AM EDT. NEAR LEBANON BY 215 AM EDT. NEAR SPRINGFIELD BY 225 AM EDT. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND 94. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY (FORD) PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 123 AND 137. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 34. STRONG WINDS WITH THIS STORM CAN TOPPLE WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AND DOWN POWER LINES DUE TO THE WET SOIL CONDITIONS. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SCHOTT
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Residents along the Indian River were evacuated due to high water. In Corydon, there was flooding along Chestnut Street. Indiana Highways 35, 62 and 64 were flooded in spots.
Widespread flooding was occurring, particularly in the Floyds Knobs area. U.S. Highway 150 at Old Vincennes Road had high water. The Georgetown-Greenville Road east of Georgetown was flooded in spots.
Flooding was occurring in the Sellersburg and Hamburg areas, and along the Floyd County line.
Widespread flooding was reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, September 2006
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: 5531617, 5531616, 5531619, 5531618.