May 9, 2024
On May 8th and 9th, 2024, a quasi-stationary frontal boundary was draped from west to east across the Ohio Valley. Storms from the previous evening across southern Indiana and north central Kentucky had helped to stabilized the environment in those locations, though areas in southern Kentucky still had a good amount of instability and shear to work with during the afternoon and evening hours on May 8th. Early in the afternoon, discrete cells, with some supercells, produced hail and some rotation
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1188689). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Simpson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.