Sep 24, 2025
A slow moving cold front lingered near the Ohio River during the evening hours on the 24th. MLCAPE values during the afternoon to early evening were around 1000J/kg, effective bulk shear was 30kts, and precipitable water was 1.75-2in. Isolated showers and storms midday became more widespread late afternoon into the evening. Part of a bridge washed out near Boaz, while significant flash flooding occurred in the town of Clinton as torrential rainfall totals of two inches in an hour occurred.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1293704). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Graves County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.