May 2, 2010
A strong southerly flow, ahead of a cold front, transported very moist air through Tennessee and Kentucky. 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 entered northeast Kentucky and southeast Ohio during the morning of May 2nd. However, the rain was slow to move east, not becoming steady until late afternoon for portions of western West Virginia. The heaviest
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 226427). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mason County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.