Heavy rains on the night of February 5th to 6th caused minor flooding on many area rivers and streams.
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The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
Heavy rains on the night of February 5th to 6th caused minor flooding on many area rivers and streams.
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 6, 6:10 AM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 610 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008 .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... BUSY NIGHT WITH SEVERE WEATHER STILL ONGOING AT 09Z. A SQUALL LINE WITH MANY SEVERE AND A NUMBER OF TORNADIC STORMS OVER THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SOME SEVERE STORMS REMAINED OVER THE SOUTHEAST PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS STILL COVERED MUCH OF THE AREA EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 WITH SPOTTY SHOWERS BEHIND. A COLD FRONT WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEARLY STEADY OF FALLING SLOWLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH THE MOST NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVER THE EAST. THESE WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND END BY EVENING. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE AROUND THE SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND KEEP MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE AREA. DUE TO THE SEVERE WEATHER MADE ONLY LIMITED CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THIS MORNING AND CONCENTRATED ON TODAY TONIGHT. .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)... MADE NO CHANGES TO THIS PART OF FORECAST. RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER IN STORE FOR THE LONG TERM AS MORE COOLER AIR REMAINS IN PLACE FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. EVEN SO...TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS FOR REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK BEFORE A SECOND SURGE ARCTIC AIR MAKES ITS WAY IN FOR THE WEEKEND WITH A CLIPPER CURRENTLY PROGGED TO HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT ON THE EAST COAST THAN THE OHIO VALLEY. AT THIS TIME THE WEEKEND SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO OFFER MUCH MORE THAN A DUSTING OF SNOW SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER...BUT SOME MEASURABLE SNOWFALL COULD OCCUR IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. HOWEVER...TOO FAR OUT AT THIS TIME FOR HIGH CONFIDENCE. MAX TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL SEE SAW FROM 40S THURSDAY TO LOWER 50S FRIDAY...THEN BACK DOWN TO 30S ON SATURDAY BEFORE RETURNING TO NEAR 50 BY TUESDAY. MIN TEMPS BOTTOM OUT IN THE TEENS SUN AND 20S MONDAY...OTHERWISE MAINLY IN THE 30S. && .AVIATION (12Z TAFS)... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH INTO OHIO BY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 BY LATE MORNING. ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE HEAVY STORMS HAVE MOVED INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY...STRONG SOUTHWEST MOIST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL SPORADICALLY MOVE ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA. WILL KEEP VCSH IN TAFS FOR ALL THREE SITES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...ADDING TEMPOS FOR PERIODS WITH MORE FREQUENT SHOWERS. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL VEER WESTERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS WITH MOSTLY MVFR CIGS(1000 TO 2000 FEET). && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SHORT TERM...MBS LONG TERM....JBS AVIATION.....JSD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 555 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-071000- 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- 555 AM EST (455 AM CST) WED FEB 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. COLDER AIR RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL IN THEIR DAMAGE REPORTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU 13
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
415 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW PRICEVILLE 37.39N 86.01W
02/06/2008 HART KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TWO BARNS WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR 9758 HIGHWAY 1140.
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MRCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 428 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008 KYZ066-075>078-081-061015- ADAIR-CASEY-CUMBERLAND-METCALFE-MONROE-RUSSELL- 328 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...STRONG STORMS STILL AFFECTING ADAIR...CASEY...CUMBERLAND...METCALFE...MONROE AND RUSSELL COUNTIES... AT 325 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF COLUMBIA TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOMPKINSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR BREEDING BY 335 AM CST. NEAR BURKESVILLE BY 350 AM CST. NEAR LIBERTY BY 455 AM EST. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR CANE VALLEY BY 335 AM CST. NEAR KNIFELY BY 340 AM CST. NEAR CLEMENTSVILLE BY 445 AM EST. NEAR MONTPELIER BY 350 AM CST. NEAR RUSSELL COUNTY AIRPORT BY 400 AM CST. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST. 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. 13
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
436 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0423 AM FLOOD LIBERTY 37.32N 84.93W
02/06/2008 CASEY KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WATER WAS ACROSS STATE HIGHWAY 49 NORTH OF LIBERTY.
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MRCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 508 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008 KYZ056-057-066-067-078-061100- CASEY-GARRARD-LINCOLN-MADISON-RUSSELL- 508 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008 ...STRONG STORMS ARE STILL AFFECTING CASEY...GARRARD...LINCOLN...MADISON AND RUSSELL COUNTIES... AT 502 AM EST /402 AM CST/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STANFORD TO 6 MILES WEST OF JAMESTOWN MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 MPH... ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR ARGYLE BY 515 AM EST. NEAR MINTONVILLE BY 520 AM EST. NEAR KINGSTON BY 530 AM EST. NEAR COMBS BY 540 AM EST. NEAR BIG HILL BY 545 AM EST. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST...600 AM EST. 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. 13
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
539 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0106 AM TSTM WND DMG LAWRENCEBURG 38.03N 84.89W
02/06/2008 ANDERSON KY BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN...BARNS COLLAPSED ON VEHICLES
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13PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
643 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 AM TORNADO 7 SSE SCOTTSVILLE 36.66N 86.15W
02/06/2008 ALLEN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 4 FATAL ***
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13The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Licking River at Blue Licks Spring crested at 27.1 feet around 715 PM EST on February 6. Flood stage at Blue Licks Spring is 25 feet. Minor flooding of bottom land occurs at this level.
Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 18.4 feet around 950 PM EST on February 6. Flood stage at Paris if 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level.
Rough River at Dundee crested at 25.6 feet around 345 AM EST on February 7. Flood stage at Dundee is 25 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with a section of Kentucky Highway 69 flooded near the bridge.
The Green River at Woodbury crested at 35.0 feet around 6 AM EST on February 8. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with lowlands around the town of Woodbury covered with water.
The Green River at Munfordville crested at 28.5 feet around 4 PM EST on February 7. Flood stage at Munfordville is 28 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with flooding at the city park under the U.S. 31W bridge.
The Green River at Brownsville crested at 18.8 feet around 730 AM EST on February 8. Flood stage at Brownsville is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with the river overflowing lock walls, creeks, sloughs, and some bottom land.
The Rolling Fork River at Boston crested at 35.2 feet around 930 AM EST on February 8. Flood stage at Boston is 35 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with agricultural bottom land covered.
The Green River at Rochester crested at 18.0 feet around 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 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, February 2008
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: 80754, 80769, 80990, 80758, 80761, 80760, 80762, 80756.