Heavy rainfall that fell during late December pushed the Ohio River at Tell City into flood. The river continued above flood stage into the early part of January 2016.
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Heavy rainfall that fell during late December pushed the Ohio River at Tell City into flood. The river continued above flood stage into the early part of January 2016.
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 Dec 31, 6:34 PM EST, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Louisville KY 634 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 ...Updated Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM (Now through Friday Night)... Issued at 245 AM EST Thu Dec 31 2015 Low clouds will continue to persist over the area through tonight. The latest model guidance suggests these low clouds won't begin to break up until after midnight tonight. After midnight we should see partly cloudy skies return from west to east across the area. Because low clouds will stick around for a good portion of the overnight hours, temps should hold in the mid to upper 20s for lows. However, if clearing occurs quicker than this forecast, low temps have the potential to be a few degrees colder than that. Temps should range through the 30s for this evening's New Year's Eve festivities. We'll see some sunshine on New Year's Day in between partly cloudy skies. High pressure at the sfc and an upper trough aloft will keep us dry and cool. Highs on Friday should range from the mid 30s to lower 40s with low temps on Fri night in the low to mid 20s. .LONG TERM (Saturday through Thursday)... Issued at 250 PM EST Thu Dec 31 2015 Saturday - Sunday... This weekend will remain dry with seasonal temps as we sit under sfc high pressure in the middle of a split flow pattern. Temps on Sun should only be slightly warmer than Sat with highs both days topping out in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Overnight lows Sat night will fall into the middle 20s. Monday - Tuesday... For the beginning of next week, a stronger shortwave trough will dive deep into the NE U.S. broad upper trough pushing colder air into the Ohio Valley. Temps on Mon will be limited to the mid to upper 30s for highs. Also, some light precip in the form of flurries may accompany this shortwave trough. The 0Z models were more optimistic about this possibility in our southeast IN and east central KY counties, however, the latest 12Z models are not. Therefore kept the forecast dry with just some increased cloud cover. Tues morning should be the coldest morning in the long term with lows dropping into the upper teens and lower 20s. Wednesday - Thursday... For Wed/Thu the upper trough will lose its grip on the Midwest allowing milder air and weak ridging into the region. This will cause temps to rebound into the 40s and even lower 50s for highs. The next storm system could approach the area as early as next Wed night or Thurs but there are major timing differences amongst long range models so will keep POPs at 20%. At this time, temps look warm enough for all rain. && .AVIATION (00Z TAF Update)... Updated at 630 PM EST Thu Dec 31 2015 Planning to keep SDF/BWG just above the fuel-alternate threshold for the next few hours, however a dry slot is working into the area and should bring a return to VFR conditions late this evening. Have VFR breaking out at 11 PM CST at BWG, and 1 AM EST at SDF. Upper level clouds will continue to stream overhead with a light and generally west wind, increasing in magnitude Friday afternoon. Some lower clouds near the VFR/MVFR threshold could return by late afternoon to SDF. LEX will hold onto lower ceilings through the overnight, although do look to improve above fuel alternate around the Midnight hour. We'll go VFR around sunrise with a steady WSW wind and some upper level clouds through the day. Some VFR/MVFR ceilings could return by early evening. && .LMK Watches/Warnings/Advisories... KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && Short Term........AMS Long Term.........AMS Aviation..........BJS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 252 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-012000- ORANGE-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-JEFFERSON-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-HARRISON- FLOYD-CLARK-HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-HARDIN-BULLITT- OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-FRANKLIN-SPENCER-ANDERSON-WOODFORD- FAYETTE-BOURBON-NICHOLAS-NELSON-MERCER-JESSAMINE-LARUE-MARION-BOYLE- GARRARD-MADISON-BUTLER-EDMONSON-HART-GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY-LINCOLN- LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-MONROE-METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL- CUMBERLAND-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...ORLEANS...FRENCH LICK...SALEM... SCOTTSBURG...AUSTIN...MADISON...JASPER...HUNTINGBURG...BROWNSTOWN... MILLTOWN...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...CLARKSVILLE...LEWISPORT...HAWESVILLE... HARDINSBURG...IRVINGTON...CLOVERPORT...BRANDENBURG...MULDRAUGH... BEAVER DAM...HARTFORD...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...RADCLIFF... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...HILLVIEW...BROOKS... LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BUCKNER...CRESTWOOD...PEWEE VALLEY... BEDFORD...MILTON...EMINENCE...NEW CASTLE...PLEASUREVILLE... CAMPBELLSBURG...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA... TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS... CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE... WILMORE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... LANCASTER...RICHMOND...BEREA...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... HORSE CAVE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY... STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...PROVIDENCE... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... RUSSELL SPRINGS...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 252 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 /152 PM CST THU DEC 31 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. AMS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain during the last half of December 2015 pushed the Ohio River at Tell City into minor flood. The river remained above flood stage into early January before dropping below flood stage on January 2nd.
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