May 29, 2012
Scattered early morning convection developed across southern Indiana and Kentucky ahead of a weak cold front sagging south across central Indiana. The combination of a low level jet and relatively weak upper level winds lead to slow moving storms that brought excessive rains and flooding across Louisville and Meade County. Three to locally as much as four inches of rain fell within three hours across an area extending from west of Fort Knox through southwestern and central Louisville through ea
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 373976). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jefferson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.