May 10, 2011
Repetitive showers and thunderstorms, moved southeast through western Vinton County, Jackson County, and western and central portions of Lawrence County between 1500E and 1830E on Tuesday, the 10th. This convection was just northeast of the surface warm front. A sharp dew point gradient existed along the front. Surface dew points were around 70 degrees just southwest of the boundary. Luckily, later that same evening, repetitive convection occurred in the Scioto River Valley, missing this are
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 299396). 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.