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 Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 14, 2:30 AM EST, 9 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 230 AM EST TUE MAR 14 2006 SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT) A COOL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD. COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN TO OUR NORTHEAST BUT -2 TO -6 8H TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTED OVER THE FORECAST AREA WHICH WILL PRODUCE HIGHS FROM 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MIDDLE OF MARCH. SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY BROKEN LOW CLOUDS WILL COVER THE NORTHEAST CWFA FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WHILE THE SOUTHWEST WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR. THE TIGHT NORTHWEST GRADIENT WILL KEEP WIND FAIRLY STRONG TODAY WITH 20 MPH NOT UNCOMMON. CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR THE FREEZING MARK BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. --JA IN THE EXTENDED(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... UPPER AIR PATTERN THIS PERIOD WILL FEATURE FLAT ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY...WITH A DEEP WRAPPED UP UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. AT THE SURFACE...ON WEDNESDAY...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S...EXTENDING DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FROM MANITOBA TO LOUISIANA. WITH SUBSIDENCE ALOFT...ATMOSPHERE WILL BE QUITE DRY...WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RESTRICTED TO JUST OFF THE GULF COAST. LOW STATUS ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH WRAP AROUND MOISTURE AND THE GREAT LAKES WILL STAY TO OUR NORTHEAST ACROSS OHIO. EXPECT SUNNY SKIES WEDNESDAY WITH COOL TEMPERATURES. AS THE RIDGE AXIS MOVE EAST ACROSS TENNESSEE...LIGHT WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME CALM OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. MODIFIED GULF MOISTURE WILL TRY TO MOVE BACK NORTH ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE...WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS INDIANA LATE THURSDAY. WITH LIMITED MOISTURE AND BETTER LIFT LOCATED NORTH OF THE LOW ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN...EXPECT ONLY A CHANCE OF SOME SPRINKLES OR LIGHT SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A BIT THURSDAY TO SEASONAL LEVELS ON SOUTH WINDS. FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC EARLY FRIDAY...THE STAGE WILL BE SET FOR A RELATIVELY COLD WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL STRENGTHEN AND BUILD SOUTH ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY FOR PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. FORECAST 925MB TEMPERATURES STAY AROUND -4 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...RISING ONLY TO AROUND 0 SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AVERAGE HIGHS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR RISE TO THE MID 50S AROUND MID MARCH...BUT EXPECT HIGHS THIS WEEKEND TO BE AROUND 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SUCH A STRONG SURFACE HIGH...LOW LEVELS WILL BE QUITE DRY...BUT HIGH CLOUDINESS MAY INCREASE A BIT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS MOISTURE DRIFTS EAST FROM A STALLED DISTURBANCE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. JSD && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. IN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1135 AM EST TUE MAR 14 2006 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078 -081-082-150930- 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-METCALFE 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...ALBANY...BARDSTOWN...BEAVER DAM... BOWLING GREEN...CAMPBELLSVILLE...COLUMBIA...CORYDON...CYNTHIANA... DANVILLE...ELIZABETHTOWN...ENGLISH...FRANKFORT...FRANKLIN... GEORGETOWN...GLASGOW...HARDINSBURG...HARRODSBURG...JAMESTOWN... JASPER...JEFFERSONVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...LEITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON... LOUISVILLE...MADISON...MOUNT WASHINGTON...MUNFORDVILLE... NEW ALBANY...PARIS...RICHMOND...RUSSELLVILLE...SCOTTSVILLE... SHELBYVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...STANFORD...TAYLORSVILLE...TELL CITY...TOMPKINSVILLE...VERSAILLES...WINCHESTER 1135 AM EST TUE MAR 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. SCHOLZ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Rolling Fork River at Boston crested at 35.23 feet around 6 PM EST on March 14. Flood stage at Boston is 35 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with agricultural bottomland covered with water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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