Jul 25, 2022
During the late afternoon hours on July 24th, strong to severe thunderstorms developed across southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana ahead of a surface cold front located immediately to the northwest. Ahead of the cold front, temperatures across southwestern Indiana surged into the low-to-mid 90s during the afternoon on the 24th, with dewpoints residing in the mid-70s. This allowed for 3000-4000 J/kg of mixed-layer CAPE, leading to explosive convective development during the mid-to-late
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1043771). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dubois County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.