[KYHAM] Ky ARES Advisory: Some Flood Potential from Isidore

Ron Dodson [email protected]
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 14:06:13 -0400


Those who live in areas with a history of flash flooding
etc., Take heed.

73,
Ron,
KA4MAP
SEC Ky ARES

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1:23 PM EDT WED SEP 25 2002

...HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL
INDIANA THURSDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY...

.SYNOPSIS...
TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTH AT 10 TO
15 MPH
THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STORM IS
FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT ON THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST.
THE REMNANTS OF THE TROPICAL STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE
TENNESSEE
VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING, THEN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
THURSDAY
NIGHT AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
KENTUCKY. AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THE SYSTEM RAPIDLY
TOWARDS
THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES ON FRIDAY. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON
TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER...AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY AND TENNESSEE
VALLEY
REGIONS. SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL
OF
CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA.

.FORECAST SUMMARY AND THREATS...
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN KENTUCKY
THIS
AFTERNOON...AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
INDIANA
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BY THURSDAY MORNING, THE RAIN MAY
BECOME HEAVY
ACROSS SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...AND OVERSPREAD CENTRAL KENTUCKY
AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3
TO 5
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL
INDIANA. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD CAUSE SOME FLOODING
PROBLEMS
ACROSS THE AREA. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO
INCREASE AS
THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THIS
DEVELOPING SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
YOUR
FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE NWS LOUISVILLE WEBSITE
AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LMK