May 14, 2024
Surface low pressure was drifting across the Quad State on the 14th. Showers and thunderstorms developed in the afternoon to evening with Southwest Indiana seeing storms drift slowly northeastward. CAPE values around 1000 J/kg dropped off after sunset. Lapse rates were around 6.5 C/km, and shear was limited to around 25 kts. Despite also producing cold air funnels, one storm produced a brief EF-1 tornado on the northeast side of Newburgh. Torrential rainfall of 3-5.5 inches fell in Warrick Count
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1182173). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Vanderburgh County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.