May 2, 2010
A multiple lines and clusters of intense showers and strong to severe thunderstorms brought a variety of severe weather to eastern Kentucky on May 2nd and 3rd. During the late morning and late afternoon hours of May 2nd, multiple thunderstorms formed ahead of an approaching frontal boundary. These storms eventually merged into a line that stretched across the entire forecast area late in the day on the 2nd. During the overnight hours a large area of intense showers and thunderstorms dumped anywh
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 223636). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Elliott County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.