Sep 3, 2022
A band of thunderstorms containing rainfall rates up to two inches per hour trained over parts of northwest Kentucky. The storms produced some urban flash flooding. The storms intensified during the heat of the day ahead of a 500 mb shortwave trough drifting eastward toward the Ohio River Valley. A tropical air mass was firmly entrenched, with precipitable water values well above the 90th percentile for early September. Effective vertical wind shear from 20 to 25 knots resulted in loosely organi
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1051721). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Daviess County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.