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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 23, 6:00 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
700 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
.SHORT TERM UPDATE...THIS EVENING
WILL SEND OUT A QUICK UPDATE TO END TORNADO WATCH 798 FOR THE REST
OF THE CWFA. I HAVE ALSO ADJUSTED POPS FOR THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF
THE CWFA DOWN TO SCATTERED AS MUCH OF THE RAIN HAS ALREADY ENDED.
UPDATE OUT IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. --JA
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW.
(TONIGHT-SUNDAY NIGHT)...
SQ LINE MAKING QUICK PROGRESS THROUGH THE LMK CWA THIS AFTN...WELL
AHEAD OF SFC COLD FRONT WHICH IS BACK OVER ERN MO/AR AS OF 19Z.
CONVECTION FROM LAST NIGHT/THIS MORNING HAD LARGELY STABILIZED THE
AIRMASS OVER MUCH OF CNTRL KY...BUT WITH SLY WINDS AHEAD OF SFC
FRONT...AIRMASS IS RECOVERING QUICKLY OVER CNTRL KY WITH SB CAPES
NEAR 2000 J/KG ALONG KY/TN LINE AS OF 19Z AND SUNNY SKIES UP TO NEAR
LEX/FFT AREAS. SVR THREAT CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF CNTRL KY WITH
PRIMARILY STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FREQ LIGHTNING...BUT AN ISLTD
TORNADO NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION GIVEN FAIRLY HIGH 0-1KM SR HELICITY
VALUES (300+ AS OF 19Z).
GIVEN WIDESPREAD EXCEPTIONAL RAINS LAST NIGHT (4-6...LOCALLY
7+)...ANY ADDITIONAL TSRA EVEN FROM A QUICK MOVING SQ LINE...WILL
CREATE OR REINTENSIFY FLOODING PROBLEMS. SOME AREAS OF TRAINING
CELLS WHERE LINE IS MORE ORIENTED NE-SW. IN FACT LOOKING AT REGIONAL
RADAR MOSAICS BACK INTO AR/TN...CELLS IMMEDIATELY ALONG/BEHIND THE
LINE ARE EXHIBITING TRAINING CHARACTERISTICS. THIS SUGGESTS THAT
WELL BE DEALING WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS AND ASSOC STRATIFORM RAIN
THROUGH AT LEAST 21-22Z LATE THIS AFTN. ANOTHER 1-2 OF RAIN IS
LIKELY.
AFTERWARDS...FCST CENTERS AROUND POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT OF A 2ND
AREA OF PRECIP RIGHT ALONG THE COLD FRONT. BOTH GFS/NAM PRODUCE A
LINEAR BAND OF LIFT ALONG THE FRONT AS IT PROGRESSES EAST OF THE
MISS RIVER AROUND/AFTER 0Z. AS A RESULT WILL KEEP A HIGH POPS IN FOR
THE EARLY/MID EVE HOURS...TAPERING OFF TO LOW CHC BY AROUND DAYBREAK
SUNDAY AS SIGNIFICANTLY DRIER 700MB AIR ADVECTS IN BEHIND THE FRONT.
CONFIDENCE IN TONIGHT PERIOD OF THE FCST IS SOMEWHAT LOW DUE TO
UNCERTAINTY IN CONVECTIVE REDEVELOPMENT. AIRMASS WILL BE STABILIZED
AFTER THIS 1ST LINE OF STORMS...SO SVR THREAT WITH ANY ADDITIONAL
CONVECTION THIS EVE/TONIGHT IS QUESTIONABLE. GIVEN THREAT FOR
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT...WILL CONTINUE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH THROUGH CURRENT EXPIRATION TIME OF 12Z/SUN.
HIGH PRES OVERSPREADS THE REGION SUN-SUN NIGHT. EVEN WITH DRIER AIR
ALOFT...MODEL FCST SOUNDINGS INDICATE GOOD POTENTIAL FOR A SCT-BKN
STRATUCU DECK TO AFFECT THE CWA THROUGH LATE AFTN SUNDAY. COOL
TEMPS...WITH SOME UPPER 40S POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT IN LOW SPOTS/VALLEYS
IF SKIES CLEAR OUT SUFFICIENTLY.
CS
.LONG TERM (MONDAY-SATURDAY)...
DUE TO ONGOING SVR WX/FLOODING...HAVE NOT MADE ANY CHANGES TO THIS
SECTION OF THE FORECAST. LATER SHIFTS WILL MAKE A MORE COMPLETE
ANALYSIS OF LONG TERM FORECAST AFTER WX SETTLES DOWN. LATEST
GUIDANCE DOES INDICATE A DRY PERIOD MON THROUGH WED. PREVIOUS FCST
DISCUSSION FOLLOWS:
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 (THROUGH WEDNESDAY).
DURING THE LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TIME FRAME...THE LATEST
MODELS (FROM FRIDAY) 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
CS
&&
.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-KYZ056-KYZ057-KYZ061-KYZ062-KYZ063-
KYZ064-KYZ065-KYZ066-KYZ067-KYZ070-KYZ071-KYZ072-KYZ073-
KYZ074-KYZ075-KYZ076-KYZ077-KYZ078-KYZ081-KYZ082.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR INZ076-INZ077-
INZ078-INZ079-INZ083-INZ084-INZ089-INZ090-INZ091-INZ092.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 430 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-240830- 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- 430 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. ...SERIOUS FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... ...RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WILL END BY 6 PM SOUTHEAST OF THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFTER 6 PM EAST OF INTERSTATE 75. SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...ENDING BY 7 PM ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA...AND 10 PM ACROSS OUR SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN ONE INCH THIS EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AREA ROADS AND SMALL CREEKS WILL SLOWLY RECEDE THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH RAPID RISES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREAS LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARD 6 PM...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS SOUTHEAST OF THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT AFFECTS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR SPOTTERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT TO REPORT ON THIS SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA ALL-HAZARDS RADIO OR ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. JSD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
507 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0506 PM FLOOD SUMMERSVILLE 37.32N 85.62W
09/23/2006 GREEN KY AMATEUR RADIO
MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND STREAMS.
&&
SCHOLZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
528 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0431 PM TSTM WND DMG WACO 37.73N 84.15W
09/23/2006 MADISON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.
&&
CROWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
608 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM FLASH FLOOD FRENCH LICK 38.55N 86.62W
09/23/2006 ORANGE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
MONON ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
&&
GORDONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
613 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM FLOOD HARDINSBURG 37.78N 86.46W
09/23/2006 BRECKINRIDGE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 333S IS CLOSED BETWEEN CORNERS AND BIG SPRINGS.
THERE IS A HOLE IN THE HIGHWAY 86 BRIDGE AT WEBSTER.
HIGHWAY 86 IS CLOSED BETWEEN CUSTER AND CORNERS...WITH
WATER OVER THE BRIDGE. CORNERS/ROSETTA ROAD WAS CLOSED.
HIGHWAY 2199 WAS CLOSED BETWEEN BIG SPRINGS AND HIGH
PLAINS. HIGHWAY 333 WAS CLOSED BETWEEN BIG SPRINGS AND
THE MEADE/HARDIN COUNTY LINE.
&&
CROWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
616 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG BEAVER DAM 37.41N 86.88W
09/23/2006 OHIO KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 62 AT BEAVER DAM IS OPEN...BUT HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
IS INVESTIGATING TO SEE IF A CLOSURE IS NECESSARY.
&&
CROWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
619 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM FLASH FLOOD LEITCHFIELD 37.48N 86.29W
09/23/2006 GRAYSON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES THROUGHOUT GRAYSON COUNTY...BUT
NO SPECIFIC DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE. PHONE LINE PROBLEMS
CONTINUE.
&&
CROWThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Licking River at Blue Licks Spring crested at 28.1 feet around 945 AM EST on September 25. Flood stage at Blue Licks Spring is 25 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level with some bottomland flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, 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: 5530964.