An intense storm system brought flooding rains to central Kentucky, followed quickly by exceptionally heavy snow. This amount of rain, followed by such heavy snow, is practically unprecedented.
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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.
An intense storm system brought flooding rains to central Kentucky, followed quickly by exceptionally heavy snow. This amount of rain, followed by such heavy snow, is practically unprecedented. The upper level pattern featured a positively tilted upper trough across the desert southwest on the 3nd of March. A tight baroclinic zone stretched northeastward through southern Indiana. Strong southwesterly flow at lower levels brought rich moisture along this nearly stationary boundary. Initially, during the evening hours on the 3nd, rain developed along this boundary and gradually overspread all of southern Indiana and central Kentucky. Steady rain continued through the late afternoon on the 4th. Two to almost 3 inches of rain fell across north central and central Kentucky before precipitation changed into snow during the late afternoon hours on the 4th. Minor areal flooding developed with several roads and low water crossings closed.
Rain changed into heavy snow near the Ohio River around 5pm, with precipitation changeover slowly moving farther south during the evening, Rain finally changed over to snow near the Tennessee Border during the early morning hours. Intense frontogenesis and lift associated with the right rear quadrant of a powerful jet led to the development of several intense snow bands where snow fell at a rate of 2 inches per hour. One band developed from near Breckenridge County and stretched through Bullitt County and across the northern Bluegrass. Under this nearly stationary band, snow totals ranged from 15 to locally over 20 inches. One reliable snow report from near Radcliff, Kentucky measured 25 inches, which is one inch short of the all time Kentucky storm total snowfall record. Snow diminished from west to east during the mid-morning hours on the 5th. Snow totals across south central Kentucky, adjacent to Tennessee, ranged from 5 to 8 inches.
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 1, 6:02 PM EST, 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 602 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2015 ...Updated Aviation Discussion... ...Forecast Update... Issued at 523 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2015 A couple of concerns to monitor over the next few hours. Seeing a decent batch of precipitation develop across southern Indiana, which will quickly scoot east over the next couple of hours. Right now surface temps are just above freezing and calls to the counties are reporting no problems, however thermal/moisture profiles would support freezing drizzle if ambient air temperature falls below freezing. Will monitor over the next hour or two. Also, areas webcams and obs are showing some stratus build down, to the point where patchy dense fog may become a concern for a while this evening. Drier air will be advecting in behind the passing front, so think this will be shortlived and shouldn't be around for when temps drop below freezing. .SHORT TERM (Now through Monday Night)... Issued at 200 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2015 ...Freezing Drizzle Possible Overnight Across South-Central KY... The synoptic pattern this afternoon features an active southern stream with several embedded shortwaves while pieces of northern stream energy pass across the Great Lakes region. At the surface, high pressure is centered across Kansas. After the morning wintry mix for southern Indiana and northern Kentucky, temperatures have warmed nicely into the mid 30s to mid 40s as of mid afternoon. Scattered rain showers tracked through the area, dropping between 0.10 and 0.25" of liquid so far. Hi-res models are handling the current activity fairly well, so leaned on those solutions for this evening. Mid-level frontogenesis will continue a few more hours before moving off to the east. Low clouds and drizzle will be the main weather story for most this evening before a cold front arrives, bringing another sharp decline in readings overnight. Plan on lows mid 20s to around 30 by daybreak Monday. For tonight, main concern is the potential for light wintry precipitation along and south of the KY Parkways as low to mid level frontogenesis sets up from northwest TN to east central Kentucky associated with a secondary shortwave lifting through TN. At the same time, northwest to north winds will funnel in colder air at the surface, dropping temperatures to near or below freezing after midnight. This has been a consistent signal the past few days and the 01.12z soundings support the idea of sub-freezing boundary layer temperatures and a loss of ice saturation aloft with a warm nose in between. The increasing signal for frontogenesis adds support for the threat of light freezing drizzle, after midnight to mid morning Monday, or about when surface temperatures warm above freezing. QPF is light overall and the greater threat looks to be just south of the KY border, but areas from Butler to Russell County southward are the most likely LMK areas to see a period of freezing drizzle. SREF probabilities for 0.01" or more of ZR are running 50 to 70 percent. As a result, added drizzle/freezing drizzle to areas south of the KY Parkways with the possibility for a light ice accumulation of a few hundredths. Today's relatively warmer, above freezing temperatures and wet roads negate some of the potential impacts but untreated secondary surfaces may develop slick spots for the Monday morning commute. Will go with a SPS for now, but the evening shift may need to see if an advisory is warranted depending on how quickly surface temperatures are dropping. Refreezing wet roads could pose a problem across the entire area late tonight as well as readings fall into the mid 20s to around 30. Increasing north winds and slightly drier air should help dry up roads, but the less traveled, secondary and sheltered locations may have some slick spots as well. For Monday, surface high pressure moving across the Ohio Valley will continue funneling drier air into the region such that we'll see some breaks in the clouds by late morning into the afternoon, especially for southern Indiana and northern Kentucky. Plan on highs top out in the mid 30s to low 40s, north to south. Monday night into Tuesday morning the high shifts to the east and easterly to southeasterly flow sets up by Tuesday morning. Increasing isentropic lift and warm air advection could spread precipitation to areas along and west of I-65 by early Tuesday morning. Soundings show that we'll have a sub freezing boundary layer and a warm nose aloft, so once again there is concern for light freezing rain at the onset. .LONG TERM (Tuesday through Sunday)... Issued at 300 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2015 ...Active Weather Period Shaping Up for the Ohio Valley... A fast moving surface low will race from the central Plains on Tuesday morning into Quebec by Wednesday morning, and will drive a cold front into the Ohio Valley. Ahead of this front, strong Gulf moisture return and low-level warm advection will feed plenty of warm and moist air into the region, with precipitable water values well over 1 inch as temps approach 60 degrees. Low-level jetting and isentropic lift will make for 24 hrs of categorical POPs. Main weather hazard will be heavy rainfall, especially over central and southern Kentucky. The window for heavy rainfall does not seem to last as long, given the faster trends with the Arctic front. However, QPF is over 2 inches for a good chunk of Kentucky, and that coincides with where the heaviest rain fell last weekend, and the heaviest snow earlier that week. Still anticipate at least minor flooding impacts, which are detailed in the Hydrology section. Will continue to carry embedded thunder Tuesday and Tuesday night, given the strength of the low-level jet and elevated instability showing up in forecast soundings. However, not expecting any substantial severe threat as surface-based instability is lacking. Cold front comes through before dawn on Wednesday. Recent model runs continue to trend faster with the Arctic air spilling into the Ohio Valley, which would yield a changeover to snow during the day on Wednesday as temps will nosedive for 24 hrs or more. We could see another wave ride along the front late in the day, and if sufficient cold air is in place, accumulating snows are possible mainly across central and southern Kentucky. This forecast is still beyond the scope of where we would put out actual snowfall numbers, but it bears watching. Main factor that limits confidence is a NAM solution that is much warmer through the day on Wednesday and keeps the potential for wintry precip over Indiana. A quiet pattern will set up on Thursday as Canadian high pressure builds in, and then will continue through the weekend as the surface high settles over the Deep South and the upper pattern flattens out. Expect cold temps Thursday and Friday, especially if there is any snowpack, followed by a moderating trend over the weekend. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 315 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2015 Light precipitation and warmer air continued to melt the snowpack this afternoon over our area and keep soils saturated. The remaining pack contains anywhere from about a half inch up to two inches of liquid in a few locations. Temperatures will fall below freezing tonight but will rise to similar values as today's on Monday. A new storm system will move into the region Monday night. At this time, it appears that southern Indiana will see one to two inches of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, where Kentucky will collect about a half inch more. Since soils will be saturated from snow melt, the new rains could trigger flooding. It appears that flooding on the major rivers would likely start around midweek and continue into the weekend. This would affect the Salt, Green, Licking, and Kentucky river basins. Minor flooding on the Ohio River could occur as well. Residents in flood prone areas should closely monitor water levels over the coming days and be prepared for possible flooding by mid to late week. && .AVIATION (00Z TAF Update)... Issued at 601 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2015 The TAF sites will start off with IFR conditions in ceilings and visibilities. Meanwhile, a cold frontal boundary will be situated along a line from BWG to LEX. Have noticed ceilings and visibilities have gone done into the LIFR range in spots along this front, and expect the best chance for this to occur at issuance will be at LEX for a few hours. Do expect steady NW winds to pick up behind the front with some slightly drier air behind it. So, expect conditions to "improve" back to the low MVFR range at SDF first just before Midnight. BWG would be next at Midnight CST, and LEX would be last toward dawn. Will also have to deal with some lingering showers and drizzle through the overnight and it will be close on whether surface temps drop below freezing before drizzle ends. BWG and LEX stand the best shot at a light glaze of ice through the pre-dawn hours, but don't have enough confidence that temps will fall fast enough to include prevailing mention at this time. Otherwise, surface high pressure begins to build in tomorrow with clouds scattering out and a return to VFR. Winds will gradually veer to a NE direction as the surface high center builds in. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && Update.........BJS Short Term.....ZBT Long Term......RAS Hydrology......CMC Aviation.......BJS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 255 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-022000- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE... GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE... EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 255 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 /155 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SLICK ROADS FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. WITH LOWS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES...WET ROADS COULD REFREEZE AND MAKE FOR SLICK ROADS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOUTHERN INDIANA...AND 2 INCHES OR MORE IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION...COMBINED WITH SATURATED GROUND AND MELTING SNOW...WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING ISSUES. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS COLD AIR SPILLS BACK INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. ZBT/RAS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 317 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 KYZ061-062-070>078-081-082-020900- BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY- BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY- CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 217 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2015 ...FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES...AND THIS COULD MAKE FOR SLICK AND ICY ROADS FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. IF TRAVELING OVERNIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING...GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AS THERE MAY BE SLICK SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY...SHELTERED AND UNTREATED SURFACES. ZT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 613 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-020500- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG... VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN... SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER... HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND... MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG... CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 613 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 /513 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2015/ ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS EVENING AND FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE DEVELOPED THIS EVENING AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN SPOTS. THE FOG IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING AS DRIER AIR BEGINS TO WORK INTO THE REGION. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES...AND THIS COULD MAKE FOR SLICK AND ICY ROADS FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. IF TRAVELING OVERNIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING...GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AS THERE MAY BE SLICK SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY...SHELTERED AND UNTREATED SURFACES. BJS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
50 heavy snow, 17 flood, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Stoner Creek flooded, closing Kentucky State Highway 460 for a time.
Several inches of wet snow coupled with several inches of rain resulted in Stoner Creek at Paris to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 21.0 feet early on March 5th then fell below flood stage late on March 6th.
Lover's Lane was closed due to high water between State Highways 68 and 208.
Several inches of snow followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain caused the Rough River at Dundee to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 26.97 feet during the afternoon of March 5th and fell below flood stage the next afternoon.
Up to 10 inches of water flowed over State Highway 222 near Hodgenville.
State Highway 1960 was briefly closed due to flooding at mile marker 5.
An observer at the Standiford Airport measured 11.9 inches of snow. Farther south, the NWS office measured 13.3 inches.
The Louisville media reported that 20 inches of snow fell near Mt Washington.
In Frankfort, 18.5 inches of snow fell.
Nine inches of snow fell in Lewistown. More fell across the southern part of the county.
A man in Meade County died from a heart attack while shoveling snow.
State Highway 261, near its intersection with State Highway 1385, was briefly closed due to high water.
A spotter, having averaged several measurements, came up with 25 inches of snow. He was located 2 miles northwest of Radcliff. This value of 25 inches is one inch shy of the all time Kentucky storm total record for snow, which is 26 inches. This snow fell in a 15 hour period.
An observer at McDaniel measured 20 inches of snow.
A total snowfall measurement of 22 inches was taken near Bardstown.
Snow totaled 17.5 inches in Elk Creek.
Seventeen inches of snow was measured in Waddy.
Eleven inches of snow was measured in Buckner.
Between 10 and 15 inches of snow fell across Meade County.
From 6 to 10 inches of snow fell across Trimble County.
Sugar Creek overflowed, briefly closing State Highway 1971.
A snow measurement of 23 inches came from Baizetown.
In Lawrenceburg, 16.5 inches of snow was measured.
Just over 18 inches of snow was measured in Hodgenville.
The Lexington media reported that 21 inches of snow had fallen in Cynthiana.
A relatively wide range of 7 to 12 inches fell across Henry County.
Several inches of snow followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain resulted in the Green River at Rochester to rise above flood stage. The river was estimated to have crested at 22.2 feet during the evening hours of March 16th. The river dropped below flood stage early on March 19th.
An observer at the Lexington Airport measured 17.1 inches of snow. This amount is a record for any two day snow event in Lexington's history.
Twenty inches of snow was measured in Oxford.
Fifteen inches of snow fell in Leitchfield.
A measurement of 14.5 inches of snow was taken in Versailles.
Eleven inches of snow was measured in Brownsville.
A spotter measured 11.3 inches of snow in Burgin.
Around 11 inches of snow was measured near Roseville.
Thirteen inches of snow was measured in Carlisle.
A spotter measured 10 inches of snow in Sulfur Wells.
A COOP Observer measured 11 inches of snow in Lebanon.
A spotter measured 14 inches in Bonnieville.
From 7 to 11 inches fell across Green County.
From 8 to 11 inches of snow fell across Taylor County.
From 8 to 13 inches of snow fell across the county.
A range of 10 to 16 inches of snow fell across the county.
Kentucky Highway 2885 was briefly closed by flooding from Simpson Creek.
Highway 61 in Shepardsville was closed due to high water at mile marker 9. Several other roads around the county were also briefly closed.
In Aberdeen, 15.6 inches of snow was measured.
Just over 6 inches of snow was measured in Adairville.
From 7 to 12 inches of snow fell countywide.
A range of 9 to 13 inches of snow fell countywide.
Thirteen to 16 inches of snow fell countywide.
An observer at Bowling Green measured 7.2 inches of snow.
Five inches of snow fell in Scottsville.
Snow across Casey varied from 6 to 10 inches.
From 7 to 10 inches of snow fell across the county.
From 7 to as much as 12 inches of snow fell across the county.
A 55 year old man died of an apparent heart attack after shoveling snow. Between 12 and 18 inches of wet, heavy snow had accumulated.
Between 4 and 6 inches of snow fell across Simpson County.
From 7 to 10 inches of snow fell countywide.
From 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the county.
From 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the county.
Seven inches of snow accumulation was reported in Albany.
Around 4 inches of snow fell in Jamestown.
From 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the county.
Several inches of snow followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain resulted in the Green River at Brownsville to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 23.48 feet late on March 6th and then fell below flood stage late on the 7th.
Several inches of snow followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain resulted in the Green River at Woodbury to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 38.8 feet early on March 7th. The river remained high for several days, not falling below flood stage until the late afternoon hours of March 16th.
Several inches of snow that melted as 1 to 2 inches of rain fell brought the Rolling Fork River at Boston above flood stage. The river crested at 41.64 feet during the evening of March 6th. The river fell below flood stage during the early morning hours of March 8th.
Several inches of snow followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain resulted in the Green River at Munfordville to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 32.49 feet during the early morning hours of March 6th and then fell below flood stage late on March 6th.
Several inches of snow followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain resulted in Drakes Creek near Alvaton to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 22.59 feet during the morning hours of March 5th, falling below flood stage later that day.
Several inches of snow followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain resulted in the Kentucky River at Lockport to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 37.69 feet during the early morning hours of March 9th. The river remained above flood stage until the morning hours of March 12th.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow, Meade | 2015-03-05 | 49 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Bullitt | 2015-03-05 | 55 | Male | Permanent Home | Indirect |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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