May 2, 2010
A strong southerly flow, ahead of a cold front, transported very moist air through Tennessee, Kentucky and into southeast Ohio. Surface dew points were in the mid and upper 60s. Wave after wave in the mid and upper levels helped trigger widespread showers, with embedded thunderstorms. These training rains first affected Jackson and Vinton Counties between 0500E and 0600E on Sunday May 2nd. The heaviest rains arched into Athens County and eventually sank slowly south, to affect Lawrence, Gall
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 222643). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Vinton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.