Significant rain fell across Indiana from the 9th through the 14th. The heaviest rainfall of 2 to 4 inches occurred along and east of the I-69 corridor in southern and central Indiana.
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
Significant rain fell across Indiana from the 9th through the 14th. The heaviest rainfall of 2 to 4 inches occurred along and east of the I-69 corridor in southern and central Indiana. Minor lowland flooding returned to the White River in southwest Indiana by the 13th.
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 Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 12, 7:26 AM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 626 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 .UPDATE... Issued at 619 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 Updated Aviation discussion for 12Z TAF Issuance. && .SHORT TERM...(Today through Monday Night) Issued at 619 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 With the flow open from the Gulf coast all the way up the Mississippi river valley, moist advection will help surface dew points rise into the 60s today. Time/height cross sections show the moisture deepening with time, although a dry wedge today between 700-500 mb will keep the overrunning pcpn light for the most part, particularly for the first half of the day. By the pm hours, with surface dew points spiking, and elevated instability becoming present, we'll include a slight chance of thunder. The better chance of rain and thunder will come tonight-tmrw, as the parent Low over East Texas lifts north across the mid Mississippi river valley. Sunday into Sunday night will also be periods of wet weather, as another Low races across the area in the fast zonal flow. It too includes an elevated/slight chance of thunder. Rain chances should wind down Monday, west to east, as this Low departs to the east. Warmer than normal temps will continue with highs in the 60s climbing into the 70s and lows remaining in the 50s. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Friday) Issued at 619 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 Confidence in the long term remains average to low as model inconsistencies continue. Shower chances for Tuesday have lessened due to a lack of moisture as a surface pressure trough and front move east across the FA. Have maintained a small chance of showers along/north of I-64 in southern IL and southwest IN for Tuesday and across the NE only Tuesday night. For Wednesday through Thursday low pressure both at the surface and at 500mb moves east across the Great Lakes region at a varying progression, depending on the given model solution. The GFS rotates showers south across the FA Wednesday night and Thursday but given the inconsistency will opt for the previous forecast solution which is maintained by the ECMWF model and meshes with adjacent offices. The long range models are in particularly poor agreement toward the weekend. Will keep a chance of showers Friday however as we transition to a 500mb trough swinging into the plain states and eventually toward the FA. Temperatures will be well above normal through the long term period although the trend will be downward toward the end of the week. && .AVIATION... Issued at 619 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 Low pressure moving north from east Texas will feed low level moisture and scattered showers into the region, especially tonight as the low's attendant warm front pushes north across the FA. Expect generally MVFR cigs through most of the TAF period, possibly touching IFR thresholds during showers. Winds will be mostly less than 5 knots from the NE to E. && .PAH Watches/Warnings/Advisories... IL...NONE. MO...NONE. IN...NONE. KY...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 303 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-131100- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- 303 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN IS THE PRIMARY HAZARD EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN FORECAST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS THE PRIMARY STORM RELATED HAZARD EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding occurred along the White River. Agricultural bottomlands were underwater. About a dozen county roads were flooded, including 750N, 600N, 1000E, 250W, 400W, 675N, 700N, and 1000W.
Minor flooding occurred along the White River. Floodwaters covered the Hazleton softball field. A few rural county roads were flooded and impassable. Low-lying oil fields were flooded. Bottomland woods and fields were inundated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 620326, 620325.