Apr 26, 2011
Another mid-level shortwave trough translated quickly eastward across the southern Plains. This feature contributed to a severe weather outbreak in the Lower Ohio Valley. A zone of enhanced low-level warm advection near an intensifying low-level jet provided support for rather long-lived supercells. The storms were prolific hail producers, and rotating wall clouds and funnel clouds were observed.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 296688). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Caldwell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.