Apr 4, 2025
On the night of April 2nd, 2025, a cold front approached the lower Ohio Valley. Along and ahead of the cold front, numerous supercells developed over southern Illinois and western Kentucky. These storms tracked eastward and occasionally grew upscale into a QLCS with bowing segments. Storms lasted all night and into the morning hours, as the cold front began to stall over the lower Ohio Valley. These storms left behind a wake of damage in many counties in central Kentucky. Over the next few days,
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1258944). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Washington County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.