May 9, 2023
A low pressure system and frontal boundary were slowly sinking southward into the Commonwealth during the overnight hours from May 8th through May 9th. A line of storms had dropped southward of the frontal boundary, creating an outflow boundary pushing southeast. The frontal boundary eventually sped up some in the morning of the 9th and throughout the day, but during the overnight hours, the showers and storms that developed were moving more parellel to the outflow boundary, and led to some loca
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1093986). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Laurel County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.