Heavy rainfall on saturated ground created minor flooding in Logan County, Kentucky.
Every event with a place to put it. 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 episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
Heavy rainfall on saturated ground created minor flooding in Logan County, Kentucky.
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, 8:24 PM CST, 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1024 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .EVENING UPDATE... THIN BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM LOGAN COUNTY NE TO LOUISVILLE METRO AT THE MOMENT. THIS LINE IS CREATING HEAVY RAINFALL AND WE JUST ISSUED A FFW FOR LOGAN COUNTY AS 1.8 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE PAST HOUR. NMM-WRF HAD A GREAT HANDLE ON THIS PRECIP...SO WILL FOLLOW THIS FOR THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...WHICH KEEPS US MAINLY DRY AND DISSIPATES THE PRECIP EVENTUALLY. HELD ONTO HIGHER CHC POPS THROUGH ROUGHLY MIDNIGHT...AND THEN JUST HAVE LOW TO SLIGHT CHC POPS MAINLY OVER THE EAST TOWARDS MORNING. CLEARING SKIES WEST OF THE CWA COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF DENSE FOG...HOWEVER MODELS INDICATE THAT STRATUS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TOWARDS MORNING SO HAVE AREAS OF FOG WORDING INSTEAD OF DENSE FOG. HAVE PATCHY FOG CENTRAL AND ERN CWA AS SKIES ARE CLOUDIER HERE. UPDATE OUT ASAP. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND TUESDAY)... CURRENTLY...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KY AND SOUTHERN IN AND MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING AS A SHORTWAVE ENERGY ROTATES THROUGH MID LEVEL FLOW. GIVEN SUNSHINE THIS MORNING AND ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE...THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE AIDING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG A CONVERGENT ZONE AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION AHEAD OF THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AND DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE AS SUBSIDENCE SETS IN BEHIND THE CURRENT SHORTWAVE TRAVERSING THE REGION. THEREFORE...KEPT THE HIGHEST POPS THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KY AND DIMINISHING THEM THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FOG WILL BE A CONCERN TONIGHT AS WIND BECOME NEARLY CALM AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS IN PLACE. GIVEN THE FOG AT BWG THIS MORNING AND SLIGHTLY MORE FAVORABLE TONIGHT WENT AHEAD AND ADDED AREAS OF FOG. FOR TOMORROW...THE SETUP REMAINS SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH RIDGING OVER THE REGION AHEAD OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS LOW AND A CONVERGENT AREA ROUGHLY ALONG THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THEREFORE...EXPECT MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA BEFORE ONCE AGAIN DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. DID NOT MAKE TOO MANY CHANGES TO TEMPS/WINDS/SKY AS THE PRECIP FORECAST REMAINS THE PRIMARY CONCERN. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE MID/UPPER 60S WITH HIGHS TOMORROW IN THE LOW 80S. .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)... WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... THE WELL ADVERTISED CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BE SPINNING IN PLACE DURING THIS FORECAST PERIOD. AS FAR AS THE SHORT AND MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE CONCERNED... ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE LOCATION OF THE LOW AND THE DOWN STREAM RIDGE OVER THE GULF COAST AND LOWER OHIO VALLEY. THIS SHOULD KEEP MOST OF THE HEAVIER STORMS TO THE WEST OF THE FORECAST ARA BUT THE PRESENCE OF STATIONARY COOL FRONTAL BOUNDARY OF THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE AXIS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PERCEPTIBLE WATER VALUES WILL CONTINUE ABOVE 1.5 INCHES SO ANY RAIN THAT FALLS WILL BE HEAVY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE LAST FEW DAYS WITH LOWS IN THE MID AND UPPER 60S AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ALL LONG RANGE MODELS SHIFT THE CLOSED LOW EAST AND OPEN IT UP ALLOWING A DEEP TROUGH TO MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY. THIS WOULD BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. THE CONCERN HERE IS THAT THE MODELS ARE USUALLY TOO AGGRESSIVE WITH THE EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF A CLOSED LOW AND IF THIS REMAINS THE CASE THE FRONT WILL HOLD BACK. ANOTHER ISSUE EARLY NEXT WEEK IS A DEEPENING TROUGH IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE GFS IS MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS SYSTEM THAN THE ECMWF. FOR NOW WE WILL SIDE WITH THE EUROPEAN MODEL AND KEEP MONDAY AND TUESDAY DRY AND COOL. && .AVIATION (23/00Z TAFS)... LINE OF SHRA/TSRA FROM SDF SOUTHWEST TO CKV...AND MORE SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA TO THE SE OF SDF TOWARDS LEX WILL CONTINUE TO ALL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST...THOUGH THESE ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE SOMEWHAT AFTER THE 02-04Z TIMEFRAME. HAVE VCTS IN AT ALL TERMINALS WITH TEMPOS COVERING THE BEST CHANCE OF IFR VSBYS/MVFR CIGS FROM HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS. TOWARDS 12Z WEDNESDAY MORNING...BWG COULD CLEAR OUT AGAIN AND POSSIBLY SDF. WILL CARRY A TEMPO FOR FOG AT BWG...BUT FOR NOW KEPT LOW STRATUS IN AT SDF SINCE NOT COMPLETELY SURE CLEARING LINE WILL HAVE REACHED SDF BY MORNING. IF THAT CHANGES...WE CAN INTRODUCE FOG IN AT SDF FOR THE 06Z TAFS. EXPECTING ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON-EVENING SHRA/TSRA ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING FOR BWG AND SDF. MAY INSERT VCTS FOR THESE TERMINALS WITH 06Z TAFS BUT HELD OFF FOR NOW SINCE TAFS WERE GETTING LONG...AND WANT TO SEE 00Z MODEL RUNS FIRST. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SHORT TERM...LS LONG TERM....JA AVIATION.....AL UPDATE.......AL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1029 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-232000- 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- 1029 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 /929 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY TONIGHT. ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER UNTIL THEN...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS...AS WELL AS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. TOWARDS DAWN...FOG WILL AGAIN DEVELOP AND MAY BE DENSE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WEST OF I-65 OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND WEST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY INCLUDING AREAS NEAR BOWLING GREEN...BEAVER DAM...AND HARDINSBURG. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS AS VISIBILITIES MAY CHANGE ABRUPTLY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS WARM MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. AT THE PRESENT TIME...THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS LOOKS TO BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...FRIDAY...AND SATURDAY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF FLOODING AND DENSE FOG OVERNIGHT...AS WELL AS HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 619 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 KYZ029-222245- BULLITT- 619 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING BULLITT COUNTY... AT 618 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF SHEPHERDSVILLE...OR 24 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISVILLE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR CLERMONT AROUND 625 PM EDT. NEAR BARDSTOWN JUNCTION AROUND 630 PM EDT. NEAR SHEPHERDSVILLE AROUND 640 PM EDT. NEAR MOUNT WASHINGTON AROUND 645 PM EDT. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 112 AND 121. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE AWARE THAT A GUST FRONT PRECEDING THESE STORMS WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WELL BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF ANY RAIN. && AL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
700 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0559 PM TORNADO 2 NE BORDEN 38.49N 85.92W
09/20/2009 CLARK IN NWS STORM SURVEY
CONFIRMED EF-1 TORNADO. PATH LENGTH .75 MILE WIDTH 35
YARDS. MINOR DAMAGE TO MODULAR HOME AND LARGE STAND OF
HARDWOOD TREES.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK0900148
FOSTERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 722 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 INZ092-KYZ030-031-034-038-039-045-046-222345- ANDERSON-CLARK-JEFFERSON-NELSON-OLDHAM-SHELBY-SPENCER-WASHINGTON- 722 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND GUSTY WINDS... AT 718 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF PROSPECT TO 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TAYLORSVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF LOUISVILLE TO 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR SHELBYVILLE AROUND 740 PM EDT. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR SOUTHVILLE AROUND 735 PM EDT. NEAR NEW WASHINGTON AROUND 740 PM EDT. NEAR OTTO AROUND 745 PM EDT. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 43...AND INTERSTATE 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 9. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS. 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. && JBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 745 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 INZ079-092-KYZ031>036-039>041-047-230045- ANDERSON-CLARK-FAYETTE-FRANKLIN-HENRY-JEFFERSON-MERCER-OLDHAM-SCOTT- SHELBY-TRIMBLE-WOODFORD- 745 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MADISON...TO 7 MILES NORTH OF LA GRANGE...TO 9 MILES NORTH OF HARRODSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR MADISON AROUND 750 PM EDT. NEAR LAWRENCEBURG AROUND 755 PM EDT. NEAR NEW CASTLE AROUND 800 PM EDT. NEAR VERSAILLES AROUND 815 PM EDT. NEAR GEORGETOWN AROUND 845 PM EDT. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 32 AND 75...INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 130...AND INTERSTATE 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 18 AND 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS. && JBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 800 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 KYZ033-034-230030- HENRY-SHELBY- 800 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS... AT 758 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW CASTLE...OR 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR NEW CASTLE AROUND 815 PM EDT. NEAR PORT ROYAL AROUND 830 PM EDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY OCCUR. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS. && JBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 800 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 KYZ039-230030- ANDERSON- 800 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS... AT 758 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAWRENCEBURG...OR 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR LAWRENCEBURG AROUND 830 PM EDT. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 59. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...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. && AL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water was reported over State Highway 79 south of Russellville. Standing water on Gordonsville Road caused an injury accident. Two inches of rain in an hour and a half was measured by the Kentucky Mesonet station just west of Russellville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, September 2009
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: 195859.