A series of weather disturbances brought unsettled weather to central Kentucky. This resulted in a few rivers going into minor flood stage, some of which continued into the month of April.
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The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
A series of weather disturbances brought unsettled weather to central Kentucky. This resulted in a few rivers going into minor flood stage, some of which continued into the month of April.
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 31, 10:53 AM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Louisville KY 1153 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 .Forecast Update... Issued at 1150 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 Current forecast remains in good shape this morning. Plenty of low clouds and scattered rain showers will continue to move across the northern half of the forecast area this afternoon before tapering off this evening. Highs today will generally remain in the upper 40s to the very low 50s. && .Short Term (Now through Saturday)... Issued at 244 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 Nearly stacked low pressure over the upper Ohio Valley today will spin widespread clouds and scattered showers from the Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley. High temperatures this afternoon will be restricted to the middle and upper 50s, with winds gusting to around 20 mph bringing a bit of a chill to the air. Tonight and tomorrow high pressure will nose in from the northwest. The scattered showers should come to an end early this evening, but low clouds will persist well into Saturday as 1000-850 RH remains high...especially over southern Indiana and the Kentucky Blue Grass. Low temperatures tonight will be around 40, with highs Saturday approaching 60. .Long Term (Saturday Night through Thursday)... Issued at 251 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 The next storm system is still on schedule for early next week. Looking at the surface low Monday and Monday night, the operational GFS is just north of its ensemble mean, and the operational EC is just south of its ensemble mean. Taking this into account would result in a low track from Arkansas Monday morning to Ohio by Tuesday morning. This represents a northward trend, similar to what happened with the last couple of systems. Though the best chances of heavy weather still appear to be to our south, models trends will have to be monitored. At any rate, widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms can be expected in the Ohio Valley late Sunday night through Monday night. That system will be followed quickly on its heels by the next upper trof dropping into the central and eastern United States and providing us with more shower and thunderstorm chances late Tuesday night through Thursday. && .Aviation...(12Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 638 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 An upper low will pivot over the region today bringing scattered showers and lower ceilings, especially to SDF and LEX. Regional radar shows showers beginning to move into central Kentucky and these will reach SDF between 12-14z, and LEX closer to 15z. MVFR ceilings will spread over the area as well and remain in place through the day. Winds will stay out of the west, and pick up to around 15 kts. Some gusts to 20 kts possible this afternoon. Good consensus in the forecast models that the stratus will stick around this evening and tonight and potentially lower to IFR at SDF and LEX. Confidence is higher for this to occur at LEX, so went ahead and included into the TAF but held off at SDF for now. At BWG, stratus may begin to scatter out overnight or early Saturday morning. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...None. KY...None. && Update............MJ Short Term........13 Long Term.........13 Aviation..........ZT
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Louisville KY 1154 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-011600- 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, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Taylorsville, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Bardstown, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Hodgenville, Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany 1154 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 /1054 AM CDT Fri Mar 31 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Indiana and Central Kentucky. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. An active weather pattern will bring thunderstorm chances to the region next week...especially Monday and Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed at least through the weekend. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found, at weather.gov/louisville. MJ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain brought the Stoner Creek at Paris into minor flood. The river exceeded flood stage during the day on March 31 and continued rising into the first part of April.
Heavy rain brought the Licking River at Blue Licks Spring into minor flood. The river crested at 25 feet.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, March 2017
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: 681350, 681349.